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Lucid Motors, Rivian sued by Illinois car dealers for direct sales

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Lucid Motors and Rivian were sued by the Illinois Automobile Dealers Association, the Chicago Automobile Trade Association, and some individual franchised auto dealerships in the state for selling vehicles directly to consumers. Credit: Lucid Motors.

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Rivian Georgia plant pushing lawmakers to revisit direct sales legislation

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Georgia approved legislation in 2015 that allowed Tesla to sell cars without going through local dealers. Rivian and the other companies supporting HB 460 sent the coalition letter to Georgia legislature in February 2021, months before the Illinois-based EV manufacturer announced its production plant in the peach state. Georgia HB 460.

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Toyota, Ford and Stellantis dealerships promote throughout 4 states

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area Toyota pack Fletcher Jones Automobile Team has bought a Los Angeles-area Toyota dealership — Carson Toyota, the sixteenth new-car pack within the Las Vegas corporate’s portfolio. 27 trade in for the consumer and dealers. 27 trade in for the consumer and dealers. retailing 18,876 up-to-date automobiles in 2022.

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Stellantis seems to create on gross sales rebound

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broker members of the family and retail methods, stated the plan is to preserve an “aggressive nature at retail, stay close with our business center, stay close with our dealers, communicating out our plans. ” The idling of the Belvidere Assembly Plant in Illinois, which built the Jeep Cherokee, has left a void.

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Ford, Chevy and Buick-GMC-Cadillac dealerships promote throughout 4 states

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He stated he has at all times been interested in the automobile industry, and he and Meghan Hunter have been preserve to shop for a dealership for nearly 24 years. “We are super proud to be owners, and we’re thrilled to be Ford dealers in Marion,” he stated. The automobile store on Feb.

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7-state Midwest EVOLVE project to promote electric vehicles; Ford, GM, Nissan initial automotive partners

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The American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest announced the launch of Midwest EVOLVE , a three-year project to promote electric vehicles in seven Midwestern states: Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota. The Midwest is often overlooked as a market for electric vehicles.

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Hyundai reveals IONIQ 5 EV for North America

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IONIQ 5 will initially be sold in Hyundai stores in the 10 zero-emissions vehicle (ZEV) states plus Texas, Florida, Illinois, Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Arizona followed by a broader rollout in 2022. In the future, Hyundai dealers will offer a simple automobile subscription service for IONIQ shoppers.