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Dealers Finally Have EV Inventory But Now Lack Buyers

The Truth About Cars

We’ve been hearing about the rise of electric vehicles for years, but while they are growing rapidly in number, there’s still a disconnect between an auto industry hell-bent on electrification and the desires of the people they rely on to buy new cars.

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Auto Alliance pushing for passage of Maryland SB 1234 that would require state purchase of ZEVs; 50% of LDVs by 2026

Green Car Congress

These numbers suggest that the ZEV mandate’s success in Maryland will require significant change in consumer attitudes and buying behavior. it is based on what customers buy rather than on what automakers produce. —Auto Alliance. The ZEV mandate is a consumption mandate—i.e.,

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Was the Jeep Wrangler 4xe 2021’s 3rd Highest-Selling EV in the US?

EV Adoption

I’m estimating 28,000 as an executive with a leading auto analyst firm confirmed to me privately that their registration estimates for 2021 put the RAV4 Prime and Wrangler 4xe as a toss up. Auto Industry Analyst. I can’t tell you our exact number but if they beat RAV it was very narrow. Flip a coin. Leased mine.

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FCA to pay record $105M over recall failures

Green Car Congress

Fiat Chrysler has since admitted to violating the Safety Act in three areas: effective and timely recall remedies; notification to vehicle owners and dealers; and notifications to NHTSA. In a consent order issued by NHTSA, Fiat Chrysler commits to take action to get defective vehicles off the roads or repaired.

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Never Fear, More Priuses Will Be Here! Or Not. It Depends

Green Car Reports

If you want to buy a new 2011 Toyota Prius hybrid these days, you may have to scramble. In auto industry terms, that means "sold out," and dealers are charging higher markups on the few precious Priuses they still have. Supplies are down to 3,000 units, which is less than 10 days' worth of sales. 75,000 coming.

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At CES, legacy automakers scramble to keep up in AI arms race – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Not so long ago, automakers boasted about horsepower and towing capabilities in their cars and pickups, but in the fast-changing world of technology that now dominates the auto industry, software-driven enhancements are prominent in consumers’ minds. The transition to software-dominated cars is challenging.

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Welcome to the Year of the EV—Whatever It Will Be

Clean Fleet Report

The new car-buying normal? The impact on the auto industry, particularly the still growing electric sector, could be profound. A shift to online car buying is already underway. Virtually every car dealer—and a growing number of used car lots—will have full EV or plug-in hybrid offerings. Scenario No.