"The goal is to relaunch the Fisker Karma as soon as possible," he told the Business Journal in a sit-down interview before addressing employees late last year in his first visit to Costa Mesa since acquiring the company. The $100,000 flagship Karma car has sold about 2,000 units since the company was established in 2009 by founders Henrik Fisker and Bernhard Koehler, who remains a key executive. Fisker resigned in March 2013.