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Wanxiang reportedly interested in helping Fisker following A123 acquisition


Wanxiang Group said it wants to support Fisker Automotive as the struggling luxury plug-in hybrid manufacturer is the main customer of Wanxiang's A123 Systems battery maker. “It’s in our interest if we can help Fisker, in any way we could. They’re a customer so it will be in our best interest to support them, as a vendor or possibly in a ...
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