VLF accuses Chinese EV startup Karma of stealing product plans

A VLF Automotive F1 Roadster supercar at the Shanghai auto show in April 2017. Michigan-based VLF, in a new suit, claims it shared plans for a “luxury Humvee” with China's Karma Automotive last fall as part of a proposed partnership to produce the vehicle for the Chinese market, only to have Karma try to cut it out of the deal. (BLOOMBERG)

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GABRIELLE COPPOLA

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Bloomberg

August 06, 2020 11:15 AM

Chinese electric-vehicle startup Karma Automotive is being accused of stealing vehicle plans from a U.S. company with which it discussed a joint venture.

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