Cars bricked by bankrupt EV company will stay bricked | by Cory Doctorow

There are few phrases in the modern lexicon more accursed than “software-based car,” and yet, this is how the failed EV maker Fisker billed its products, which retailed for $40–70k in the few short years before the company collapsed, shut down its servers, and degraded all those “software-based cars”: https://insideevs.com/news/723669/fisker-inc-bankruptcy-chapter-11-official/ Fisker billed itself as a…

GAC-Stellantis joint venture GAC-FCA declared bankrupt in China

Three years after announcing its withdrawal from the Chinese market, GAC Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (GAC-FCA) has officially succumbed to its financial woes. On July 8, the joint venture announced its inability to reorganise, leading its administrator to file for bankruptcy with the Changsha Intermediate People’s Court in Hunan Province, a move supported by creditors. GAC-FCA’s…

Debt Management Vulnerability Toolkit for frontline debt management staff V2 (HTML)

This toolkit has been developed by the Fairness Group, led by the Government Debt Management Function (GDMF), with representatives from government organisations, the debt advice sector and other support organisations. This toolkit is intended to enable frontline staff to identify and help customers who may need additional support (sometimes called ‘vulnerable customers’) in a debt…

Insolvency case against Gstaad Hotels over Rs 666 cr default

The Mumbai Bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has delivered an order initiating the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) against Gstaad Hotels Private Limited. The ruling, made on July 8, 2025, by Justice Virendrasingh G Bisht (Retd.), Member (Judicial), and Prabhat Kumar, Member (Technical), stems from a significant financial default. The insolvency petition,…