The Fisker Ocean electric SUV.
MUNICH -- EV startup Fisker plans to offer its Ocean SUV in Germany through leasing.
"We are working on partnerships with major leasing providers," the company's founder and CEO Henrik Fisker said.
"One of the disadvantages of being a startup is that we can't offer our own financing. We are working on this as we continue to grow," Fisker said at the annual conference of Automotive News Europe sister publication Automobilwoche.
Fisker dismissed any criticism surrounding Ocean's postponed launch.
"Four of our key suppliers had major problems during the coronavirus crisis, which delayed our market launch. We developed our vehicle in just over 24 months. Some of our suppliers couldn't cope with this, the pace simply was not what they were used to doing business at."
The Ocean is built at contract manufacturer Magna Steyr's plant in Steyr, Austria. Magna Steyr is a unit of Magna International.
Fisker is expanding its retail teams and adding delivery centers in Europe and the U.S. as it ramps up production of the Ocean.
The company plans to add three more electric models -- the Alaska pickup, Pear compact city car and Ronin sports car.
