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New Mexico Auto Dealers Claim They Keep Prices Low, Serve Customers Better

CleanTechnica EVs

A few weeks ago, Ken Ortiz, the president of the New Mexico Auto Dealers Association, penned a letter to the editor of the Albuquerque Journal. The letter, which came 2–3 weeks after Tesla opened its first facility in the state, defended auto dealers’ practices and claimed that they’re actually better for the EV transition.

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Junkyard Find: 1964 Ford Fairlane 500 4-Door Sedan

The Truth About Cars

The 1960 model year saw a trio of brand-new compact Detroit cars ( the Corvair , Valiant and Falcon ) appear to do battle with increasingly popular small imports. Sales were strong, and the Detroit Big Three plus the Kenosha One got busy preparing midsize cars to slide between the compacts and the full - sizers.

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3 AutoNation USA retail outlets obvious up to now this while

Baua Electric

Past the Albuquerque, Austin and Colorado Springs places, AutoNation USA has shops in Phoenix and Avondale, Ariz. Helping that struggle is AutoNation’s acquisition of car lender CIG Monetary that closed in October. The corporate offered 67,539 older cars within the first quarter of this while, ailing 15 p.c. ranks Refuse.

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2024 Hyundai Santa Fe – Heading in a New Direction

The Truth About Cars

We also learned that there’s still more information to come – Hyundai kept mum on key details, telling us to check back during the Los Angeles Auto Show so often that it became a running gag. Full disclosure: Hyundai flew me to Albuquerque and put me up in nice hotels both there and in Santa Fe. The company fed us as well.)

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PHEV Day 144, Saturday, 28 February 2009, Holds a Two Variety of Folks Meeting at Flying Star plus Run to 41st State Capital, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

Cheers PHEV3A'rs, EVADC'rs, and EVnthusiasts, One & All - Saturday morning holds first a get-together of two variety of folks in Albuquerque -- EVnthusiasts, especially from the EAA (Electric Auto Association) and testy New Mexico Mensans. SPECIAL NOTE: Albuquerque has a PluginSupply PHEV Kit Dealer, George Daun GeoDaun@gmail.com.