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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - Q × QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended September 30 , 2021 OR □ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission File Number : 001-38495 Nikola Corporation ( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter ) Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 4141 E Broadway Road Phoenix , AZ ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( 480 ) 666-1038 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) 82-4151153 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 85040 ( Zip Code ) N / A ( Former name , former address and former fiscal year , if changed since last report ) Title of Each Class Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Common stock , $ 0.0001 par value per share Trading Symbol ( s ) NKLA Name of each exchange on which registered The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes > No ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( $ 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes > No □