A123 Bankruptcy Delays Fisker, but Not McLaren - Expensive Cars Wallpapers

Component suppliers are what keep carmakers in business, but when the stream of supply shuts down, different automakers deal with the shortage in different ways. Never heard of A123 Systems? There's no reason you should have, unless you've been following the news of its recent bankruptcy. The battery manufacturer doesn't make any of its own cars, but it does supply lithium-ion cells to a broad range of automakers, including BMW (for the ActiveHybrid versions of the 3 and 5 Series), GM (for the new Spark EV) and Chinese automakers Geely and SAIC. It also supplies the starter battery for the McLaren MP4-12C, and the power pack for the Fisker Karma.


Source: Carbuzz