Nissan may construct Fisker Alaska electric pickup, its own derivative

Nissan may construct the Fisker Alaska electric pickup truck, in addition to a derivative sold under its own brand name, Reuters reported Friday.

The report, based on anonymous sources aware of the matter, claims Nissan is in “advanced talks” to speculate in Fisker, with a deal possibly closing later this month. Terms reportedly being discussed include a $400 million investment toward development of the Alaska, with production at a U.S. Nissan plant starting in 2026. Nissan would then “construct its own electric pickup on the identical platform” in keeping with the report.

Such a deal may very well be a lifeline for struggling Fisker. The corporate on Thursday announced that it was in search of a possible partnership with a big automaker that would include investment, development of a number of EV platforms, and North American manufacturing. This got here in Fisker’s 2023 fourth-quarter earnings report, where the corporate also expressed doubt that it could proceed as a going concern without further investment.

Fisker’s only current model is the Ocean electric SUV, which is manufactured by Magna in Austria. Production began in November 2022, but deliveries have proceeded at a slow pace on account of quite a lot of issues. In its earnings report, Fisker said it goals to deliver 20,000 to 22,000 Oceans in 2024. A lot of those can be channeled through franchised dealerships, which Fisker is now pivoting toward after initially attempting a pure direct-sales model.

Fisker Alaska electric truck concept

First teased in 2021, the Fisker Alaska was fully revealed last August alongside the circa-$30,000 Pear urban EV and the $385,000 Ronin flagship GT. Fisker on the time said the Alaska targeted a base price of $45,400 and 230 miles to 340 miles of range. The corporate also claimed that the Alaska could be the lightest electric pickup in production.

As shown in 2023, the Alaska was based on a stretched version of the Ocean platform. But CEO Henrik Fisker previously told Green Automotive Reports to not assume that Magna would also construct it. Indeed, the corporate has said since its unveiling the Alaska could be U.S.-built. And now it could have found a option to make that occur.