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by 112012123 2103 days ago
In addition to the 11%, GM is also slated to earn up to 700 million dollars in cash.
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More specifically was slated to earn 700 million, if the Nikola ponzi had been able to slip under the radar and continue. I'm absolutely sure NKLA does not have 0.7 billion lying around in cash, those are new investment that they need to raise. Fake it till you make it, they say.

In the current situation, all investors will require substantial proof of working technology. No working tech, no new investment, the company will probably fold before paying back a cent to GM.

As of their last earnings report Nikola had almost exactly $700M in cash / cash equivalents. Maybe GM just wants that :)
That's interesting. Without any product, what exactly are those sources of cash earnings?
Reverse merger with a SPAC investment vehicle. They're not earnings, they're investor funds.

https://www.businessinsider.com/spac-biggest-blank-check-dea...

They need that for the next 3 years where they will not make money.