General Motors takes 11% stake in Nikola to team up on electric truck

General Motors takes 11% stake in Nikola to team up on electric truck

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

New York (CNN)General Motors and Nikola are teaming up to work on the Nikola Badger, a fully electric and hydrogen fuel cell electric pickup truck.

The partnership gives General Motors (GM) an 11% stake in the startup, receiving $2 billion in equity, the companies said in a news release. GM will also get the right to nominate one director to Nikola's board.

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