Fisker Said to Miss First Payment on U.S. Energy Department Loan

Fisker Automotive Inc., the troubled electric-car maker, missed its first payment on a $529 million U.S. Energy Department loan, according to an agency official.

Fisker, based in Anaheim, California, was supposed to make the payment yesterday on about $193 million it had drawn down from the loan. The Energy Department official asked not to be identified because information about the loan isn’t public.