Lordstown Motors Warns of Bankruptcy if Unable to Resolve Foxconn Dispute
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Foxconn said the EV startup breached a contract by letting its stock slide, and it threatened to walk away from the funding deal.
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Lordstown says Foxconn is withholding promised funding that would stave off bankruptcy. Foxconn is saying getting kicked off NASDAQ wasn't part of their deal.
Foxconn's decision was rushed by a Nasdaq warning to Lordstown that its stock may be delisted after falling below a minimum $1 per share for 30 straight days.
Shares of electric truck maker Lordstown Motors dropped more than 40% in Monday trading and ended the day down 23%, after the company disclosed that Foxconn, its major investor and the company that is helping to build its trucks, said it wants to back out of making further investments.
Lordstown Motors Corp. may be forced to cease operations and file for bankruptcy after manufacturing giant Foxconn told the electric-vehicle company that it’s prepared to pull out of a production partnership.
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