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Source: A123 Thrown Under the Bus for Fisker Meltdown

When troubled electric-car maker Fisker Automotive announced last fall that it would cease production, it laid blame squarely on the bankruptcy of A123 Systems.But battery supplier A123 has maintained normal operations during its Chapter 11 proceedings and, according to a source familiar with the situation, was fully capable of making batteries for Fisker's plug-in Karma sedan.The current blame game was preceded by months of financial woes, accusations, counter accusations and court filings, with both companies playing equal roles.In November, Fisker announced it was shutting down production of the Karma and holding onto leftover batteries for customer replacements. Company officials pointed squarely at A123's bankruptcy, even though the last Karma rolled off the assembly line in July."Because we have no batteries, there's no production right now. Inventory is starting to get a little low," Fisker Chief Executive Officer Tony Posawatz told Bloomberg News in November. "We'd like to rest...

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