IRVINE, CALIF. — Karma Automotive has leased a 262,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Irvine. The facility is being developed at 9950 Jeronimo Road on the site of the former Kawasaki USA headquarters.
Karma will relocate from nearby Costa Mesa. Bixby Land Company acquired the space from Kawasaki in 2015 for $44.2 million. It has since been rebranded as creative work environment Habitat.
Karma Automotive is owned by Wanxiang Group, which purchased Fisker Automotive’s assets in 2014. Karma recently announced its distribution strategy for the new Revero automobile, which includes an Orange County Brand Experience Center that will be housed at this new location.
Kevin Leonard and George Okita of California Commercial Real Estate Services represented the automotive company. CBRE’s Gregg Haly and Jeff Carr represented Bixby in this lease transaction.