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Comment on Nio's sub-brand Alps may partner with dealers to sell cars, report says by Edvin Jacobsson

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Yes, but they have will have their own stores. As it says here in the article, Alps will not use dealerships for sales. Only for after-sales functions, which I think is good. @nov22 In reply to nov22.

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RCA’s Lucite Phantom Teleceiver Introduced the Idea of TV

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Throughout the fair’s 18-month run, the company arranged to have four models of television receivers, all designed by Vassos, available for sale at various department stores in the New York metropolitan region. An abridged version of this article appears in the February 2023 print issue as “ Yesterday’s TV of Tomorrow.”

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Emerging Fleet Trends—Going Electric

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If you have only a few cars for sales reps or maybe a van for local deliveries, then going direct to a dealer may work. Without those trucks, the shelves in the stores would be empty, which means keeping them on the road is crucial. An example of such a company is Merchants Fleet that handles all of these.

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Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported

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But its stock price plunged to around $1.50, and in February 2022, just before this article was published, the company announced a proposed merger with an early-stage biopharmaceutical company called Nano Precision Medical (NPM). Spectrum that the Orion enabled him to walk through a grocery store and do his shopping without using a cane.

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The Day the U.S. TV Industry Died

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This article was first published as “The longest survivor loses its grip.” Zenith consumer electronics division is reported to be up for sale. But this two-tier distribution system simply adds another layer of cost in areas with large chains of retail stores. It appeared in the August 1988 issue of IEEE Spectrum.

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

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WEBSTER • FREE PRESS AUTOMOTIVE EDITOR• April 21, 2009 Print this page E-mail this article Share this article Del.icio.us Three years ago, the magazine Popular Mechanics even wrote an article prodding the auto industry for not building the 100 m.p.g. See instructions for fixing the problem. WEBSTER A 100 m.p.g.

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Tennessee, Nissan and TVA forge a path for electric car | www.tennessean.com | The Tennessean

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Chambers Williams III • THE TENNESSEAN• April 26, 2009 Print this page E-mail this article Share Del.icio.us It would then be offered for public use in 2012, said Brian Carolin, senior vice president for sales and marketing at Nissan North America Inc. See instructions for fixing the problem.