Fisker Automotive has started selling its electric Karma model in Canada where government funded subsidies are on offer to EV buyers.
It is working with established vehicle retailers in Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver.
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In Toronto and Calgary, Fisker has partnered with Dilawri, Canada’s largest car dealer group. Outlets are Fisker of Calgary and a claimed unique retail location in Toronto at the Shops at Don Mills, the city’s first open air mall.
Fields Automotive Group, a family owned company established in 1971, is the partner in Vancouver on the country’s Pacific coast. The group has 29 other North American locations.
“Both Dilawri and Fields have the premium brand experience we want, and that the customers expect, in launching a new luxury brand,” said Matt Malfitano, Fisker’s director of North American market operations.
The Canadian government envisions 500,000 plug-in vehicles on the road by 2018. The provinces of Ontario, British Columbia, and Quebec all offer purchase incentives that range in value from Can$5,000 to $8,500. Ontario also offers unrestricted high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane access to plug-in cars and Quebec will reimburse half the cost of charging stations for plug-in vehicle owners.
