The end has apparently arrived for Bollinger Motors.
The Oak Park, Mich.-based manufacturer of the Class 4 battery-electric medium-duty B4 Chassis Cab has closed for good, according to The Detroit Free Press. Last Friday, November 21, was its final day of business.
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Clean Trucking has reached out to Bollinger Motors sources to confirm the report, and this article will be updated if we hear back.
Emails reviewed by DFP, first sent by Bollinger's Human Resources Director, confirm the company's closure:
"We received word late last night that the day has arrived, we are to officially close the doors of Bollinger Motors, effective today, November 21st, 2025."
CEO David Michery will, per the email, "make us whole with regards to the remaining monies," in reference to the missing pay periods.
Last week, reports indicated Bollinger was in serious trouble due to its inability to pay its bills and make payroll for several weeks because of mounting debts. Employees supposedly weren't paid for at least six weeks. Making matters worse came from an anonymous inside source claiming several unnamed company leaders were forced out, no operating cash, and dishonesty towards existing customers.
Perhaps the most troubling bit is that parent company, Bollinger Innovations (formerly Mullen Automotive) has also collapsed.
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Bollinger's gradual fall
Unfortunately, this is not Bollinger's first encounter with financial difficulties.
Last summer, the company emerged from court-ordered receivership, during which its assets had been frozen, following a lawsuit from founder and former CEO Robert Bollinger. He claimed the company owed him $10.5 million from a personal loan he had extended to it.
California-based Mullen Technologies acquired a controlling stake in Bollinger in September 2022 for $148 million and later increased its ownership to 95% in June of this year. The acquisition eliminated Bollinger's debt. Mullen also resolved Robert Bollinger's lawsuit, leading to the dismissal of the receivership and allowing the company to resume normal operations.
In July, Mullen Automotive, which itself rebranded as Bollinger Innovations, acquired the battery assets of the now-bankrupt Nikola Motors for an undisclosed amount, signaling that the company was financially stable at the time.
