COSTA MESA, Calif.,
June 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/
-- Karma Automotive announced today a major expansion of their
Supply Chain, Engineering and Program Management presence in
Michigan.
"We have a very aggressive growth plan, and we want to ensure we
have the best available people in the industry. Detroit is the home of some of the top
technical resources and leading suppliers in the world," said
Darren Post, Vice President,
Engineering. "We are pleased to announce that Kip Ewing, Eric
Keipper, Scott Sabin and
Bruce Smith have recently joined
Karma's leadership team in Troy,
Michigan. They bring with them expertise in many technical
areas and deep experience with many great companies such as Aston
Martin, Rolls Royce, Tesla, Ford, FCA, and GM."
While Karma is expanding its engineering and program management
presence in Michigan, it is also
expanding its supply chain resources to support its headquarters in
Costa Mesa, California as
well.
"Our purchasing and supplier quality employees have been here in
Detroit for two years. Our
continued presence and growth allows us more open communication and
collaboration with our supply base," said Scott Mors, Vice
President, Supply Chain.
Karma also announced Dennis
Dougherty is joining Karma in the newly created position of
President & Chief Operations Officer. "Dennis brings with him
extensive operations experience in the U.S., China and Mexico which will be invaluable as we launch
the Revero and expand our global footprint," said Tom Corcoran, CEO.
The expansion represents an important step forward in the
company's plan to build a sustainable business in the future. Karma
has announced its first car, the Revero, will be unveiled late
summer this year.
ABOUT KARMA AUTOMOTIVE LLC
Karma Automotive is a California based company which manufactures
luxury electric hybrid plug-in vehicles. The company currently has
more than 600 people working in its Costa
Mesa headquarters, Moreno Valley,
California manufacturing facility, and Troy, Michigan location. Karma Automotive was
established in 2014 by the Wanxiang Group which purchased the
assets of Fisker Automotive Inc., founded in 2007.
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