VLF Automotive
VLF Automotive was a small American-based automotive company formed in January 2016. It was founded as VL Automotive in 2012 by Bob Lutz and Gilbert Villarreal, then renamed after Henrik Fisker joined the company. GreenTech Automotive merged with VL Automotive in 2014.
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VLF Automotive

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- Name
- VLF Automotive
- Founded
- 2015
- Founder
- Bob Lutz
- Headquarters
- Rochester
- Activity
- automobile manufacturer
- Products
- VLF Destino
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VLF Automotive was a small American-based automotive company formed in January 2016. It was founded as VL Automotive in 2012 by Bob Lutz and Gilbert Villarreal, then renamed after Henrik Fisker joined the company. GreenTech Automotive merged with VL Automotive in 2014.
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GreenTech produced few cars, if any. It declared bankruptcy in February 2018.
It is associated with United States. The record gives 2015 as its date of establishment or first appearance. Its recorded founders are Bob Lutz. Its recorded seat is Rochester. The recorded field of activity is automobile manufacturer. Recorded products are VLF Destino.

VLF Force 1 V10
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — VLF Automotive • Founder — Bob Lutz Gilbert Villarreal • Industry — Automotive • Products — VLF Destino VLF Force 1 V10
Company history
Company history
The company was founded by designer and entrepreneur Henrik Fisker, ex-General Motors vice-chairman Bob Lutz and industrialist Gilbert Villarreal. The company's name is taken from the initials of their surnames. In 2013 they displayed the Destino, its first model, based on the Fisker Karma, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. GreenTech Automotive merged with VL Automotive in 2014. GreenTech produced few cars, if any. It declared bankruptcy in February 2018. As of May 2025, the company website is no longer operational.
VLF Destino
VLF Destino
The VLF Destino four-door sedan was first shown in January 2013, heavily based on the Fisker Karma, but fitted with a 6.2 L V8 gasoline engine rather than the electric power of the Karma. Sales of the Destino were scheduled to commence in the second half of 2015, with cars to be built in Auburn Hills in Michigan, but the company only obtained 20 Fisker Karma "gliders" and reported 100 orders by May 2013. At the January 2014 Detroit Autoshow, the company announced that production was delayed due to the ongoing restructuring of Fisker.
VLF Force 1
VLF Force 1
The company announced production of a limited edition 745 HP American sports car Force 1 V10, limited to 50 by third quarter 2016. The car was a Coach Built Dodge Viper. In 2016 they debuted the Force 1, a 745 hp American sports car at the North American International Auto Show.
VLF Rocket V8
VLF Rocket V8
In 2018, VLF partnered with Galpin Auto Sports to produce the Rocket V8, a coach built Ford Mustang that was to be co built by both VLF and Galpin Auto Sports.
HUMVEE C-Series
HUMVEE C-Series
Beginning in 2017, VLF was contracting a version of the HMMWV/Hummer H1 for the non-Americas market with limited run of 100 units per year via contract from AM General. Markets include China, Europe and the Middle East. AM General had announced offering the C-Series as a kit for sale in 2012, but cancelled the project.
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- 1.Lavrinc, Damon. Fisker Karma Gets a 638-HP Corvette Heart Transplant. Wired. January 14, 2013.
- 2.Motavalli, Jim. GreenTech Scatters New Seeds. New York Times. 16 May 2014.
- 3.Blanco, Sebastian. Destino's VL Automotive merges with GreenTech Automotive. Autoblog. 6 May 2014.
- 4."Destino's VL Automotive merges with GreenTech Automotive," Autoblog.
- 5."Where Did $140 Million in GreenTech Money Go?," Bacon's Rebellion.
- 6.Oliver, Ned. GreenTech files for bankruptcy. Richmond Times-Dispatch. 27 February 2018.
- 7.Yerak, Becky. GreenTech Automotive Files for Bankruptcy. Wall Street Journal. 28 February 2018. 0099-9660.
- 8.Nunez, Alex. Destino: Bob Lutz's Corvette-powered Fisker Karma. Road & Track. January 14, 2013.
- 9.Smith, David. Fisker Woes Won't Dash Destino Plans. Wards Auto. May 3, 2013.
- 10.Detroit reveal for VL Destino convertible. Autocar. January 14, 2014.
- 11.VLF is Now Building and Selling the Hummer H1 to China. 9 May 2017.
- 12.AM General Announces New $59,995 Civilian Humvee C-Series Kits.
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