Electrical-vehicle maker Fisker mentioned on Thursday that it doesn’t have a financial institution assure with manufacturing associate Magna Steyr, the Austrian unit of Magna Worldwide, in response to a report by short-seller Fuzzy Panda Analysis.
Fisker mentioned it intends “to take quick and aggressive motion to handle the false and deceptive claims made by Fuzzy Panda Analysis,” including that it owns the mental property for the Fisker Ocean platform.
In a report disclosing an unspecified brief place earlier on Thursday, Fuzzy Panda Analysis mentioned Fisker’s entry to its funds is restricted by financial institution ensures that set a minimal money stability.
The short-seller added that almost the entire $825 million Fisker has in money “is tied up” in ensures to Magna Steyr.
The ensures embody Fisker paying for Magna’s tooling prices in addition to manufacturing margins and direct manufacturing prices, the brief vendor mentioned, citing interviews with former workers.
Magna didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.