EV company, Fisker announces India headquarters in Hyderabad
By MYBRANDBOOK
Fisker Inc has set up its India headquarters in Hyderabad and it will focus on software and virtual vehicle development support functions. The company has already started recruitment of local talent and expects to create 200 potential jobs in India. The company’s operating entity in Telangana, will focus on software development and embedded electronics, virtual vehicle development support functions, data analytics, and machine learning. The Hyderabad office will work alongside the Fisker engineering and product development facilities in California.
The Indian arm of Fisker will be called Fisker Vigyan and it will work alongside the engineering and product development facilities in the US.
Henrik Fisker, Chairman and CEO of the company said, “Our expansion into India represents both a strategic market opportunity and a significant boost to our global engineering capabilities. We have already started local hiring in India and expect our new team in Hyderabad to be fully operational and engaged on multiple product programs within weeks. Our talent pool in India will help us pave the way for the launch of Fisker Ocean and Fisker PEAR in India.”
Production of the all-electric Fisker Ocean SUV is set to commence later this year on November 17, 2022, at Fisker's manufacturing partner Magna Steyr’s facility in Graz, Austria. The Fisker Ocean is a rival to the Tesla Model Y, with the electric SUV having a claimed range of up to 440km (WLTP test cycle) in the Sport trim and up to 630km in the Extreme trim. Fisker has previously evaluated launching the Ocean SUV in India, however, there is still no official confirmation on the subject by the carmaker.
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