Do you remember Spyker, the Dutch supercar manufacturer – no?
Anyway, the company faced some financial problems but managed to exit moratorium a few days ago and already confirmed plans of merger with American luxury aircraft builder Volta Volare, in order to manufacturer all-electric vehicles, as Victor Muller – Spyker’s CEO – stated:
“After winning a long legal battle with just one creditor, we have now finally succeeded in exiting moratorium and we are back in business as a healthy, debt free enterprise. In the coming weeks we will finalize the agreements with investors which were held up for over two month by the protracted litigation. But true to our logo “nulla tenaci invia est via” (for the tenacious no road is impassable) we have persevered and we can now move on and pursue our ambitious goals including the merger with Portland, Oregon based electric aircraft manufacturer Volta Volare.”
Yup, after clearing its $49 million debt, the company that owned Saab for a short period of time and created some of the most exquisite and bespoke mid-engine automobiles wants to rival the likes of Tesla with an electric line-up. That’s if the firm won’t focus exclusively on electric planes (or whatever else) and abandon the prospect of manufacturing cars all together.
So, does this mean the small company won’t build eccentric masterpieces inspired by aviation anymore? Who’s to say what the future holds? Electric cars, electric planes, even hybrids, you name it… as Muller continued:
“In summary, Spyker is back with a vengeance and we look forward to a bright future for the company I founded 15 years ago and which is now set to build sensationally elegant and classy (electric) motorcars and electric planes for decades to come.”
PHOTO GALLERY
