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WM Motor is the latest startup to file for bankruptcy in China’s booming but saturated EV market

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After an eight-year run and a reign as one of the highest funded EV startups in all of
China, WM Motor and its brand Weltmeister have filed for bankruptcy. Today’s news puts a bookend on a turbulent year facing financial struggles, but the startup has vowed to restructure through debt collectors and will seek a rebirth.

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Apple poaching electric vehicle engineers contributed to Mission Motorcycles’ bankruptcy says CEO

Mission-R-bikeSan Francisco-based Mission Motorcycles, a maker of high-end electric motorcycles, recently filed for bankruptcy amid financial troubles. In the filing, current CEO Mark Seeger said the company is so low on cash that it can’t afford to pay for an attorney for the bankruptcy process, but while recently talking with Reuters, former CEO Derek Kaufman dismissed the company’s lack of money and instead blamed Mission’s demise on Apple’s poaching of top engineers.
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Mission Motorcycles, a maker of high-end electric motorcycles, filed for bankruptcy

Mission-R-bikeAmid financial troubles and co-founder scuffles, Mission Motorcycles, a maker of high-end electric motorcycles, filed for bankruptcy last week. In a letter obtained by local news-outlets, CEO Mark Seeger said the company is so low on cash that it can’t afford to pay for an attorney for the bankruptcy filing process.
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