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Maserati partners with Future Energy to electrify dealer network

Green Car Congress

Maserati, the Italian luxury and performance automotive brand and the only luxury brand of the Stellantis Group, is partnering with Future Energy to electrify its dealer network. This partnership proves Maserati’s dedication to helping their dealers adapt their business processes and embrace the future of electrification.

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Volkswagen to introduce the electric SUV coupé ID.5 GTX at the IAA

Green Car Congress

5 GTX SUV coupé will make its international exhibition debut on 07 September as a disguised concept at the IAA Munich Motor Show. The first SUV coupé based on the Modular Electric Drive Matrix (MEB) features dual motor four-wheel drive. Volkwagen’s electric ID.5 There is an electric motor on both the front and rear axle of the ID.5

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Volkswagen of America to invest $20M in 50-state EV dealer readiness program

Green Car Congress

4 SUV climbing, Volkswagen’s program seeks to enhance consumer access by helping its 50-state dealership network establish the underlying EV infrastructure, such as upgraded service centers and high-capacity chargers. With sales and reservations for the all-electric ID.4 4 and all Volkswagen electric models in the years to come.

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ŠKODA collaborates with IBG ?esko on second-life battery energy storage system; up to 328 kWh

Green Car Congress

ŠKODA AUTO, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group, is introducing a smart energy storage system using second-life batteries from electric vehicles. The system stores sustainably generated electricity in used batteries that come from the all-electric SUV ŠKODA ENYAQ iV as well as the plug-in hybrid models SUPERB iV and OCTAVIA iV.

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Mercedes-Benz EQ models have been slow to sell, dealers report

Teslarati

However, a new report shows that dealers have had difficulty keeping up with inventory levels for the automaker’s EQ lineup, with sales times for the EVs exceeding the luxury segment average. Although this has changed, he says that it still takes time for the EV to reach dealers. marking a 284-percent increase year over year.

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Report: Dealer Claims Nissan Planning Fresh Armada and a Range of New EVs

The Truth About Cars

Automakers never talk about future products with the media, but dealers often get previews of upcoming models and lineup changes. Automotive News recently reported that Nissan showed off a next-generation Armada SUV, and the changes are said to make the full-size family hauler more “Range Rover-like.”

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Beijing show: Aussie-bound Leapmotor shows off C16 three-row electric family SUV

EV Central

Stellantis-backed Aussie-bound Chinese electrified car brand Leapmotor has revealed the three-row C16 SUV at the Beijing auto show. The sort of vehicle that would shape as a logical model for Leapmotor to bring to Australia, it shapes as a cut-price family SUV alternative to the Kia EV9. 2025 Leapmotor C16 interior.

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