Nikola NASDAQ: NKLA samochody i ciężarówki z napędem alternatywnym, hybrydowym: wodór i ogniwa elektryczne EV

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Nikola NASDAQ: NKLA samochody i ciężarówki z napędem alternatywnym, hybrydowym: wodór i ogniwa elektryczne

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Czy Nikola ma w ogóle szanse na sukces?

Nikola (NKLA 0,00%) weszła na giełdę 'od zaplecza' i wdarła się przebojem do giełdowego mainstreamu. Ekscytująca wizja o elektrycznych ciężarówkach z napędem wodorowym, podnieciła inwestorów i drobnych spekulantów, którzy wysłali cenę akcji spółki w stratosferę. Tylko czy Nikola ma szansę zrealizować swoje cele?

'Motoryzacyjna' spółka, która nie wyprodukowała ani jednego pojazdu, w ciągu kilku tygodni uzyskała większą kapitalizację niż FORD, a tylko nieco mniejszą niż Ferrari (stan na 1.07) . Pod koniec czerwca ruszyły zapisy na pierwszy model producenta - Nikola Badger, na razie zaprezentowany tylko na zdjęciach. Nikola nie jest pierwszą firmą, która próbuje sprzedać ciężarówkę napędzaną wodorem, ale może być pierwszą, która sprawi, że kiedyś gdziekolwiek pojedzie. Pytanie: kiedy i czy w ogóle?

Alternatywne paliwa wodorowe to w istocie żadna nowinka technologiczna. Już dwie dekady temu wodorowe ogniwa paliwowe ogłoszono przełomem i przyszłością, ale niewiele się od tego czasu zmieniło. Mimo upływu lat kosztowna technologia nie uzyskała aprobaty szerokiego spektrum w starciu z niskimi cenami benzyny. Na przykład Plug Power (PLUG 0,00%) i Ballard Power Systems (BLDP 0,00%) pracują nad technologią już od lat 90 i mimo dziesięcioleci pracy, drogi pełne pojazdów napędzanych wodorem nie wydają się bliższe rzeczywistości. Pojazdy wodorowe to dziś nadal głęboka nisza i aby stała się praktyczna dla konsumpcyjnej masy, a takiego produktu potrzebuje Nikola w dłuższym terminie, wymaga stworzenia sieci stacji wodorowych, aby zapewnić niezbędną infrastrukturę dla swoich pojazdów.

Nikola, który 'trolluje' Teslę (TSLA 0,00%) choćby ze względu na... nazwę, ma w rękach jeden istotny czynnik, jakiego Ballard i Plug nigdy nie mieli: HYPE. Szum informacyjny może się opłacić i doprowadzić do sukcesu, co nie zmienia faktu, że przed firmą bardzo długa droga. Marzenia o miliardach USD przychodu z pierwszych wyprodukowanych pojazdów to narazie daleka melodia przyszłości. Historia Tesli dobitnie pokazuje, jak trudna to przeprawa - problemy produkcyjne, wielokrotne niedotrzymywanie terminów, koszmarne koszty i deficytowy bilans netto. Z koncepcyjnego pojazdu o ograniczonych możliwościach, przez lata Tesla doszła do pułapu seryjnej produkcji, z bazą tysiecy lojalnych klientów. I chociaż firma Elona Muska jest dziś najdroższym producentem samochodów z kapitalizacją ponad 200 mld USD, nadal nie wypracowała ani jednego pełnego zyskownego roku w swojej historii. Odpracowanie dekady strat finansowych potrwa... trudno to nawet oszacować. Nikola nie pokazał na razie nawet raportu kwartalnego.

Historia Tesli, obchodząca niedawo 10-lecie notowań na giełdzie, także pokazuje, że początkowa inwestycja po cenie 17 USD, w długim terminie przyniosła zysk. Nie ma się co dziwić, że inwestorzy są podekscytowani ofertą Nikoli, która może być przełomowa w zakresie pick-up'ów i ciężarówek.

Jednak w szumie informacyjnym czai się istotne niebezpieczeństwo, na które narażeni są przede wszystkim drobni inwestorzy właśnie. 15 czerwca Nikola złożyła wstępny prospekt emisyjny w amerykańskiej Komisji Papierów Wartościowych i Giełd. Celem zgłoszenia jest umożliwienie dużej liczbie wczesnych inwestorów spółki (czyli liczni inwestorzy instytucjonalni) sprzedaży własnych udziałów w fimie, przy czym całkowita sprzedaż potencjalnie obejmuje ponad 53 miliony akcji spółki i prawie 24 miliony warrantów na zakup dodatkowych akcji Nikola po 11,50 USD, za które firma pozyska 275 mln USD w gotówce. Wszystko odbędzie się poza rynkiem publicznym. Innymi słowy, uwzględniając fakt, że obecnie akcje notowane są po około 65 USD (stan na 1.07), oznacza to, że grupa dziesiątków podmiotów może chcieć zrealizować zysk w wysokości 4,5-5,0 miliarda USD z nowo wyemitowanych akcji, przynajmniej częściowo. A to może oznaczać dużą podaż, której drobni inwestorzy nie będą w stanie wchłonąć.

Inwestorzy powinni zastanowić się dwa razy, zanim zainwestują jakiekolwiek zasoby w niesprawdzoną firmę opartą wyłącznie na szumie. Jeśli Nikola odniesie sukces, będzie wiele okazji do zakupu w przyszłości.

https://www.paszport.ws/czy-nikola-ma-w ... -na-sukces

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Electric Cars Drag China Auto Sales Lower In June, But Tesla Shines

Electric cars led the overall decline in China auto sales last month. But Tesla (TSLA) dominated June sales, along with emerging rival Nio (NIO). Tesla stock rose and Nio stock jumped, while Nikola (NKLA) soared as a Wall Street analyst upgraded the hot electric-truck stock.

June sales of new energy vehicles (NEV) fell 35% year over year to 85,600 units, following a drop of 26% in May, 30% in April and 49% in March, Bloomberg reported, citing comments from the China Passenger Car Association Wednesday. June sales rose 20%, month over month, vs. May. EV sales came in at 67,000, down 40% vs. a year earlier. Tesla commanded 23% of electric car sales, selling 14,954 Model 3 cars made in its new Chinese factory.

Sales of sedans, SUVs, minivans and multipurpose vehicles in the retail market fell 6.5% to 1.68 million units in June. That suggests a bumpy coronavirus recovery in the world's largest auto market, after a 1.9% gain in May, the first increase in a year.

Nio, the so-called Tesla of China, reported early this month that June sales jumped 179% year over year and sales for the entire second quarter grew 191%, crossing a milestone 10,000 quarterly units for the first time.

Reports from other global automakers were a mixed bag. Ford (F) China's Changan joint venture saw June sales rise 7.7% year over year. Its Jiangling joint venture increased sales 67%. General Motors (GM) and its China joint ventures saw Q2 sales in China drop 5.3% to 713,600 vehicles. GM did not break down June sales.

Nissan (NSANY) sales rose 4.5% last month in China, while Honda (HMC) fell by 4.1%.

Electric Car Stocks Rally
Tesla stock gained 0.3% to 1,394.59 on the stock market today and is well extended from an 869.92 buy point, meaning shares are not in buy range. Nio stock jumped 10% to 14.55, finally topping its 13.80 all-time high set just after its September 2018 IPO.

Nikola shot up 23% to 49.38 as Goldman Sachs upgraded the electric-car maker's stock on long-term potential. Nikola stock is finding support after falling to the 50-day and 10-week moving averages. GM stock lost 0.8%, while Ford stock dipped 0.4%.

June was a tough comparison because China sales jumped in the year-ago month as dealers pushed sweet discounts on models at risk of becoming redundant with new emission standards set to take effect, reports said.

https://www.investors.com/news/electric ... outshines/

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Nikola's Near-Term Catalysts May Signal Stock's Long-Term Potential: Analyst

everal upcoming events for Nikola (NKLA) could make the electric-truck startup and potential Tesla (TSLA) rival attractive long term, a Wall Street firm said. Nikola stock soared.

JPMorgan analyst Paul Coster upgraded Nikola stock to overweight while maintaining a price target of 45, after initiating coverage at neutral about two weeks ago.

In a note Wednesday, he listed several near-term catalysts for Nikola, which plans to develop hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEV) and refueling stations as well as battery electric vehicles:

An announcement of a manufacturing partner for the Badger electric truck.
A hydrogen station deployment plan for the U.K.
The EU's plans announced Wednesday to promote "clean hydrogen."
Potentially accelerated implementation plans for the FCEL truck in the U.S.
California's Carb Act ruling, which could lead to accelerated adoption of hydrogen infrastructure on the West Coast.
"We think the stock will react favorably to any developments that shorten and/or de-risk the BEV and FCEL truck implementation plans," Coster wrote.

He also warned of volatility in the short term but noted "we are on board as long as the company executes to plan" and offers a favorable risk-reward trade-off.

Nikola Stock
Shares jumped 34.3% to close at 54.03 on the stock market today, bouncing off a test of the 50-day line on Tuesday. Tesla stock added 0.4% as the electric-car leader dominated China "new energy vehicle" sales in June. Nio (NIO) reversed lower to end down 2.4%.

Nikola stock debuted June 4 after a reverse merger with VectoIQ, a blank check or SPAC company. The volatility in Nikola stock, largely driven by short-term traders, will continue until SPAC shares are freed up to trade, Coster said.

Nikola stock rallied massively in June as Wall Street took note of its subscription-based "bundled lease" model.

Automakers see electric trucks as a growth area in years to come.

Nikola's Badger battery-electric pickup is a potential rival to Tesla's Cybertruck, due next year. The Badger could also challenge an electric Ford (F) F-150 truck and the General Motors (GM) Hummer electric truck, both also due in 2021.

https://www.investors.com/news/nikola-s ... potential/

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Nikola's Major Analyst Upgrade Comes With Some Serious Caveats

Nikola Corp. (NASDAQ: NKLA) is one of the blank check winners of 2020, but analysts on Wall Street have been a bit cautious over chasing its valuations. After all, Nikola is a controversial company that effectively has no revenue history. While it is the “Tesla of trucks” to some investors, Elon Musk and Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) might take issue here.

JPMorgan was not the first firm to initiate coverage, but its rating started out as Neutral late in June. The firm said it was very positive on its long-term opportunities but would be more interested if the shares came back down to earth.

Now that Nikola shares have fallen by more than 50% from their peak, and after a five-straight-day dropping pattern, and after a 17.7% retreat to $40.23 on Tuesday, JPMorgan’s Paul Coster has issued an Overweight rating. The firm’s $45 price target may not offer much upside, but it was still more than 10% based on the most recent close.

Remember that no single analyst call, no matter how positive, should ever be the sole basis for buying or selling a stock. In the case of Nikola, note that the price reaction alone already has created a major caveat for long-term investors.

https://247wallst.com/autos/2020/07/08/ ... s-caveats/

Coster sees an attractive valuation after the recent selling pressure took shares down close to $40. He also warned that its shares could fall even further, as more shares become available to trade. That $45 target is still calling Nikola a story stock, but the current levels also are beginning to look attractive for long-term investors with a favorable risk-reward scenario.

Some potential catalysts coming soon include an announcement of an original equipment manufacturing partnership for its Badger truck, as well as an H2 station deployment plan for the United Kingdom and a more rapid implementation plan for its fuel-cell-powered truck.

One issue to consider for a story stock valuation is that Coster had been using a multiple of about 30 times an expected and discounted 2027 EBITDA, along with an enterprise value. With no history of sales to rely on, it may still be anyone’s guess what the real sales figures and earnings come to. Investors also should consider that it has taken Tesla basically a decade to reach profitability, but now its shares have surged in recent trading sessions.

While investors are excited about that Overweight rating, it was just a day earlier that RBC Capital Markets issued a Sector Perform rating and a $46 price target.

Nikola was indicated up 9% at $43.96 on Wednesday morning before the open, but the stock was last seen up over 24% at $50.20 in active trading. That is already above the price targets issued in the past 24 to 48 hours.

https://247wallst.com/autos/2020/07/08/ ... s-caveats/

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Oto Nikola - producent aut, który nic nie sprzedaje, nie produkuje, ale jest wart tyle, co Ford czy Fiat

Nikola to kolejny, po Tesli, fenomen branży motoryzacji na amerykańskiej giełdzie. Firma ta ma zerowe przychody, nie sprzedaje ani nie produkuje jeszcze żadnych pojazdów, ale... jej wycena giełdowa była już większa niż Forda czy Fiata. Klienci zaś mogą najwyżej zarezerwować, póki co, możliwość kupienia jej pickupa.

Nikola przez chwilę miała na giełdzie kapitalizację przebijającą Forda. Obecnie jej wycena jest wyższa od tej Fiata czy Hyundaia
Firma jednak nie produkuje ani nie sprzedaje jeszcze żadnych pojazdów
Nikola ma być producentem napędów wodorowych i elektrycznych, ale póki co zaprezentowała tylko jeden prototyp ciężarówki
Nikola nazywana jest "Teslą rynku ciężarówek", ale w przeciwieństwie do firmy Elona Muska, jeszcze nic nie produkuje i nie sprzedaje. Ona sama twierdzi, że zajmuje się głównie technologią napędu i paliwa wodorowego oraz będzie ostatecznie składać ciężarówki od podwykonawców z wodorowo-elektrycznym napędem. Przynajmniej w teorii, bo w praktyce żadne z tych zapewnień nie zostało wprowadzone w życie.

Nikola miała za to w czerwcu debiut giełdowy, który przyciągnął inwestorów i zapewnił spółce kapitalizację na poziomie ponad 20 miliardów dolarów, a przez chwilę nawet 27 mld dol. Dla porównania, Ford wart jest obecnie ok. 23 mld dol., Fiat ok. 15 mld dol., a Hyundai ok. 20 mld dol.

Zobacz też: Tesla bije kolejne rekordy. Przegoniła już wszystkich producentów samochodów

Giełdowy rajd Nikoli zadziwił wielu analityków i obserwatorów rynku. Spółka bowiem - poza oczywistym elementem braku fizycznego biznesu i produkcji - jest przedmiotem licznych wątpliwości.

Nikola. Piękne wizualizacje i samochód, który nie istnieje
O Nikoli zrobiło się głośno w czerwcu i lipcu 2020 r. z dwóch powodów. Po pierwsze, wspomnianego debiutu giełdowego. Po drugie, uruchomienia możliwości rezerwacji na kupno pickupa firmy - Badgera, widocznego na wizualizacjach.
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Nikola Sees Electric Truck Production Starting Next Year As Q2 Loss Misses

Nikola (NKLA) reported results for the first time since its June stock market debut, missing on the bottom line and projecting the start of Tre electric truck manufacturing next year. Nikola stock fell late.

Nikola Earnings
Estimates: Nikola is likely to post a 14-cent per share loss for Q2 on next to no revenue, according to Zacks Investment Research. The electric truck startup hasn't produced any trucks so far, and its factory isn't built yet.

Results: Loss of 16 cents a share on solar installation revenue of $36,000, which isn't relate to primary operations and will be discontinued.

CEO Mark Russell told analysts that there will be an announcement for a Badger electric pickup truck manufacturing partner by the end of 2020 and a significant commercial agreement on fuel cells.



Research and development spending shot up to $42.5 million from $11.9 million a year ago. Selling, general and administrative expenses soared to $44.1 million from $5.3 million.

CFO Kim Brady said on a conference call that she expects R&D expenses to increase for foreseeable future as it scales with growth of business. She added she sees 2020 R&D costs of $190-200 million and SG&A costs of $175 million-185 million, with average shares outstanding of 385 million in second half of 2020.

Management said product development is on track to start of production of the Nikola Tre in Q4 2021. Initial units will be produced at a plant in Ulm, Germany, where production of Tre test units are underway and are scheduled to be complete in Q4 of 2020.

Once completed, the Ulm facility will be able to produce up to 10,000 trucks per year, and will make the first Nikola Tre electric trucks for U.S. customers.

Last month, Nikola broke ground on a Coolidge, Ariz., factory that eventually will be capable of producing up to 35,000 trucks per year. Phase one of construction is expected to be complete by Q4 2021.

Nikola intends to begin fleet testing Tre electric trucks in 2021 with select customers and partners.

Stock: Shares sank 8.8% late after closing up 6.4% at 38.84 in Tuesday's stock market trading after shares surged 21.6% Monday when Chairman Trevor Milton tweeted the company will have $940 million cash on hand by the end of the month. Tesla stock edged up 0.1%.

Nikola stock debuted June 4 after a reverse merger with blank check company VectoIQ, which provided $616.7 million in cash for the balance sheet. Nikola expects to raise an additional $264.5 million in cash through the exercise of the 23 million outstanding public warrants.

Several other electric truck startups have since chosen to go public via blank check deals, including Lordstown Motors, Karma Automotive, Hyliion and Fisker.

Chinese EV stocks are also emerging as big players, including Nio (NIO), Kandi Technologies (KNDI) and the newly public Li Auto (LI).

https://www.investors.com/news/nikola-e ... ola-stock/

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Nikola Stock Pops On Key Milestone In Busy Day For Electric Cars

Nikola Stock
Early Monday, Nikola announced an order for 2,500 electric garbage trucks for Republic Services (IBD), meeting one of three major milestones promised on an earnings call last week.

The zero-emission vehicles will have a range of 150 miles and recharge overnight, Nikola said. Republic Services will integrate them into its fleet beginning in 2023, with the deal potentially expandable to 5,000 vehicles. The garbage trucks will share the Nikola Tre electric powertrain, the company's Class 8 heavy-duty truck, Nikola Chairman Trevor Milton said. Nikola is developing the Tre big-rig and the Badger pickup

On an earnings call last week, Nikola confirmed it is well on track to deliver critical milestones over the next few months, including a significant purchase agreement for its battery electric truck; an OEM manufacturing partner for its Badger pickup; and commercial collaboration partners for its hydrogen stations.

Nikola targets the commercial heavy trucking sector, as companies like Amazon (AMZN) and UPS (UPS) seek to lower their transportation carbon footprint.

Nikola stock surged 22% to close at 44.81 Monday. The electric truck maker jumped 22% last week after it projected manufacturing and fleet testing of its electric trucks would start soo

https://www.investors.com/news/nikola-s ... xpeng-ipo/

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Nikola Pops As GM Makes Big Bet On Electric Truck Startup

General Motors (GM) announced Tuesday that it is buying a stake in Nikola (NKLA) to help the electric car company build its own pickup truck to take on Tesla's (TSLA) Cybertruck. Nikola stock soared.

Under the terms of the deal, GM will receive an 11% stake in electric-vehicle manufacturer Nikola. GM will also engineer, validate and manufacture the battery-electric and fuel-cell versions of Nikola's Badger electric truck.

Nikola will exchange $2 billion in newly issued stock for the in-kind services as well as for access to GM parts.

The transaction is set to close before the end of the month. The companies expect the Badger to enter production by year-end 2022.

"We are growing our presence in multiple high-volume EV segments while building scale to lower battery and fuel cell costs and increase profitability," GM CEO Mary Barra said in a release.

Nikola started taking pre-orders for the Badger truck in June and has received 89,000 registrations of people expressing interest in the electric truck.

Wedbush analyst Dan Ives was bullish on the announcement in an investor note Tuesday.

"This news is a huge shot in the arm for Nikola and cements credibility not just for its Badger production slated to begin by the end of 2022 but for its hydrogen fuel cell ambitions and semi truck vision going forward," he wrote.

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Nikola Stock, GM Stock
Nikola stock shot up 39% to 490.40 on the stock market today. Shares are back above their 50-day line for the first time since July, but remain almost 50% below all-time highs reached in June, according to MarketSmith chart analysis. GM stock jumped 10%. Tesla tumbled 14% after the stock wasn't added to the S&P 500 as hoped on Friday.

Nikola stock first came public in June after a merger with a blank check company. Billionaire Trevor Milton founded Nikola in 2014 and is now the chairman.

In August, Nikola CEO Mark Russell told analysts that there would be an announcement for a Badger electric pickup truck manufacturing partner by the end of 2020 and a significant commercial agreement on fuel cells.

Milton said later that month he would like to cooperate with Hyundai. But his two proposals to Hyundai were rejected.

In August, Nikola said launch partner Anheuser Busch (BUD) will get prototypes before the end of 2021, with mass production not starting until 2023. The truck will make its public debut Dec. 3 at Nikola World 2020 in Arizona.

The Badger will compete against Tesla's Cybertruck. But it won't look anything like it.

"A lot of people don't like the design, including me. I think it looks like a doorstop," Russell said earlier this year.
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Nikola drożeje o ponad 40 proc. po inwestycji General Motors

General Motors zdecydował się zainwestować w startup Nikola, który chce oferować pickupy i ciężarówki napędzane ogniwami paliwowymi.

General Motors i Nikola ogłosiły we wtorek rozpoczęcia partnerstwa strategicznego, które rozpocznie się od pickupa Nikola Badger. Częścią porozumienia jest wykorzystanie przez Nikola systemu akumulatorów Ultium i technologii ogniw paliwowych Hydrotec, opracowanych przez General Motors. Nikola zapłaci 2 mld USD własnymi akcjami za usługi i części General Motors. W zamian obejmie on 11 proc. akcji startupu i będzie mógł wskazać swojego członka rady dyrektorów.

https://www.pb.pl/nikola-drozeje-o-pona ... rs-1001691

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Nikola Shares Tumble After Hindenburg Research Note Alleging 'Intricate Fraud'
Hindenburg Research, which is betting against Nikola stock, has alleged that founder and CEO Trevor Milton has made "dozens of false statements" to inflate the value of the electric truck company.

https://www.thestreet.com/investing/nik ... ging-fraud

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Nikola na celowniku niedźwiedzia - 'Zawiłe oszustwo zbudowane na dziesiątkach kłamstw'

Analitycy z Hindenburg Research, specjalisty od krótkiej sprzedaży, opublikowali bardzo negatywnie brzmiący raport na temat działalności producenta pojazdów zasilanych energią alternatywną - Nikola (NKLA 0,00%), nazywając sprawę wprost jako 'zawiłe oszustwo'. Na Twitterze rozgorzała dyskusja.

Tym samym Hindenburg Research publikując w czwartek rano swój obszerny raport, popsuł euforyczne nastroje inwestorom w dzień po informacji o współpracy start up'owego producenta z koncernem General Motors (GM 0,00%) przy produkcji elektrycznego pick up'a Nikola Badger. Przypomnijmy, że w ramach umowy GM miałby zaprojektować, przetestować i wyprodukować Bargera, który ma wykorzystywać akumulatory Ultium GM (produkowane w kooperacji z LG) oraz ogniwa paliwowe Hydrotec opracowane i wyprodukowane przez spółkę joint venture GM z firmą Honda Motor.

Zasadniczo ogólny przekaz raportu kwestionuje możliwości technologiczne firmy Nikola, wyrażając przekonanie, że kierownictwo spółki na czele z jej założycielem Trevorem Miltonem, znacząco wyolbrzymia zaawansowanie prac nad batriami i ogniwami paliwowymi. Hindenburg nie szczędzi też ostrej krytyki w stronę GM, zwracając uwagę, że koncern zaoferował własną technologię wodorowych ogniw paliwowych i akumulatorów, co jest w istocie sprzeczne ze stanowiskiem Nikola o posiadaniu własnej przełomowej technologii. Nikola ma być odpowiedzialna za sprzedaż i marketing. Według analityków GM nie odrobił pracy domowej.

https://www.paszport.ws//nikola-na-celo ... C5%82amstw

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How Nikola's Response to Short Seller Report Falls Short

Shares of Nikola Corp. (NASDAQ: NKLA) dropped more than 11% on Thursday following the release of a short seller report that scorched the maker of electric and hybrid electric-fuel cell heavy-duty trucks. Shares have dropped another 15% early Friday after the company released a statement denying and decrying the short seller’s screed.

Nikola accuses short seller Hindenburg Research of trying to “manipulate the market and profit from a manufactured decline in our stock price.” Calling the report a “hit job for short sale profit driven by greed,” Nikola said it has retained the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis to look at possible legal recourse.

Investors’ response to the note probably fell far short of Nikola’s expectations. Shortly after the report was published, founder and CEO Trevor Milton tweeted that a detailed response would be forthcoming.
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Nikola zbuduje prototypy ciężarówki z CNH Industrial

MAREK DRUŚ
opublikowano: wczoraj, 14-09-2020, 19:51
Akcje spółki Nikola drożeją dwucyfrowo po ogłoszeniu, że wraz z CNH Industrial zbuduje prototypy ciężarówki Tre, donosi Reuters.

W ostatnich dniach akcje Nikoli gwałtownie taniały po tym jak firma Hindenburg oskarżyła ją o oszustwo. W poniedziałek nastroje zmienił całkowicie komunikat o współpracy z CNH. Produkująca ciężkie pojazdy amerykańsko-włoska spółka, pośrednio kontrolowana przez włoską rodzinę Agnelli ogłosiła, że chce rozpocząć testy półciężarówek jeszcze w tym roku i ma nadzieję na uruchomienie ich komercyjnej produkcji do czwartego kwartału 2021 roku.

https://www.pb.pl/nikola-zbuduje-protot ... al-1002294

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Nikola Shares Slump Amid SEC Probe Into Short Seller Hindenburg Fraud Claims
Nikola said it welcomes the SEC investigation into claims of fraud levied by short-seller Hindenburg research, which have loped billions from the electric truck maker's market value since late last week.
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Nikola Corp. (NKLA) - Get Report shares slumped lower again Tuesday following reports that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is probing group following allegations of fraud levied by noted short seller Hindenburg Research.

Nikola confirmed the SEC investigation, first reported by Bloomberg, in an emailed comment to TheStreet late Monday following a round of back-and-forth statements between the Phoenix, Arizona-based tech truck maker and Hindenburg analysts.

The volley of statements following a Thursday report from Hindenburg. which said it had collected data from phone calls, text messages and emails that detail dozens of false statements from the company's founder and CEO Trevor Milton, sending the group's shares 25% lower over the next two sessions session and loping more than $5 billion from its market value.

“On September 11, Nikola’s legal counsel proactively contacted and briefed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding Nikola’s concerns pertaining to the Hindenburg report," the company said to TheStreet. "Nikola welcomes the SEC’s involvement in this matter.”

Nikola shares were marked 7.3% lower in pre-market trading Tuesday to indicate an opening bell price of $33.20 each and a market value of around $12.4 Billion. Nikola went public on June 4 following a reverse merger with VectoIQ, a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC.

General Motors (GM) - Get Report CEO Mary Barra, who unveiled a lucrative joint venture with Nikola last week, told an industry conference Monday that questions regarding the issues raised in the Hindenburg report should be put directly to the company, but added that the carmaker performed a “thorough review of business, legal and technical matters” before inking its deal.

Hindenburg's note last week described Nikola as a "an intricate fraud built on dozens of lies", while also claiming that CEO Milton hyped his company's battery technology after becoming aware of issues related to a planned acquisition in October of last year.

Nikola said it has been vetted by some of the biggest names in the auto and industrial sector, including Germany's Bosch, and insisted its Tre semi-truck, which is being produced in conjunction with Europe's IVECO, will be available by the fourth quarter of next year, around the same time it will be testing a pre-production Nikola Two, a hydrogen-electric powered semi-truck for the medium and long-haul trucking sectors.

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