The plant has more space than will be needed for the single Atlantic model, but Fisker has indicated it would welcome co-location there by suppliers who could provide a 'manufacturing hub' for future Fisker models. One key Fisker supplier has been A123 Systems, Inc., which had to replace faulty battery packs supplied to the Fisker Karma line. On 16 October, A123 applied for to 11 bankruptcy protection to smooth the path to a planned takeover of its automotive battery business by Johnson Controls.