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China auto price war: BMW dealers offer discounts of up to $14,360 for i3

CN EV Post

A rare price stampede is taking place in the Chinese auto market. In the past two days, rumors have surfaced that BMW dealers are offering massive subsidies for the i3 in China, and that consumers who pay full cash for the car can even get the model for RMB 120,000 to 180,000, less than half the retail price.

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J.D. Power Discovers Dealer Service Satisfaction Rises Amidst Extended Wait Periods

The Truth About Cars

Photo credit: Standret / Shutterstock.com The auto industry has seen a rebound in customer satisfaction with dealer service experiences this year, marking a positive shift. However, dealers are still facing challenges due to shortages in parts and labor, which have contributed to increased wait times for service appointments.

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Dealer Groups are Up In Arms About Potential for Scout and Sony Afeela to Sell Cars Directly to Buyers

The Truth About Cars

Dealers are often the first group to sound concerns when something changes in the auto industry, whether they’re justified in their complaints or not. The group placed an ad in the April 15 issue of Automotive News and has collected support from all 50 state and 21 metro-area dealer associations.

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Tesla led the EV market closer to ICE price parity in 2023: Cox

Teslarati

Sticker prices on electric vehicles (EVs) continued to trend downward in 2023 toward price parity with gas cars, as led by price cuts from market leader Tesla. The data shows that the average sticker price of a Tesla dropped throughout the year to reach $50,051 in December.

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Visiting Ford EV Center, Biden says, “The future of the auto industry is electric”

Plug in America

The future of the auto industry is electric,” said President Biden. We hope they will rapidly scale up production so it can be available in every Ford dealer in all 50 states. There’s no turning back. … The only question is whether we’ll lead the race or fall behind.” We couldn’t agree more. .

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Tesla 'Will Prevail In All States' Against Dealer Lawsuits: Dealership Commentator

Green Car Reports

Have we just seen the first crack in the facade of auto-dealer opposition to Tesla Motors selling cars directly to retail buyers? An opinion piece in auto-industry trade journal Ward''s Auto concludes with the following remarkable sentences: We can keep Tesla busy defending what are basically nuisance suits.

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Tesla Commits To IAA Mobility Show In Munich

The Truth About Cars

We’ve been hearing for years that auto shows are a thing of the past and that the internet has killed the personal touches we all loved about the industry. But while it might be true that auto shows aren’t the extravaganzas they once were, it can also be true that there’s still life in the industry and a reason to attend.&

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