Nikola – a once popular auto startup of investors – filed for bankruptcy protection after failing to secure a buyer or raise additional funds.

Electric vehicle startup Nikola filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday and plans to move forward with an auction of its assets, pending court approval.

Nikola (NASDAQ:NKLA) has officially hit the wall. The once-hyped hydrogen-truck maker, briefly valued higher than Ford, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after years of bleeding cash and struggling to gain traction in the market.

Nikola Corp. shares took a massive hit on Monday as investors sold off the Phoenix-based electric truck maker’s stock ahead of its pending Nasdaq delisting amid a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Some 45.

Nikola, a Phoenix-based manufacturer of zero-emissions trucks, announced it will pursue an auction and sale process for its assets as it grapples with ongoing financial difficulties. The post Nikola files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection appeared first on FreightWaves.

Nikola (NKLA), once valued at around $30 billion, filed for bankruptcy. The news was not unexpected, given Nikola’s cash burn and dilutive shares sales, which were just unsustainable. Things reached a point where Nikola’s market cap fell below its quarterly cash burn.