The Daily Docket: Wanxiang Wins Approval to Take Over Fisker

02/19/14

China’s Wanxiang Group won court approval Tuesday to take over failed luxury hybrid-car maker Fisker Automotive Inc. after successfully outbidding Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li in an auction. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article via The Wall Street Journal.

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