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EV Tax Credit: The Guide Your Car Dealer Doesn’t Want You To Read

EV Life

However, dealers are much less likely to educate you about the fine print that may prevent you from accessing the full $7500 credit. Watch out for car dealers who use phrases like ‘we guarantee you can get you the full $7500 tax credit.’ Finance your EV for less. How our EV Climate Loan works: Pre-qualify in minutes.

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UC Davis ITS study suggests hastening consumer adoption of plug-ins will require innovation on the sales side

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A study by researchers at the Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis finds that buyers of plug-in vehicles (PEVs) are substantially less satisfied with the dealer purchase experience than buyers of conventional vehicles—with the notable exception of Tesla buyers. In some cases, dealers outright discouraged PEV purchases.

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Abandoned History: Oldsmobile's Guidestar Navigation System and Other Cartography (Part VI)

The Truth About Cars

But behind the layers of finance and paperwork, Guidestar GPS was developed. It would also mean a visit and payment to your local Oldsmobile dealer if you wanted to use guidance in a part of the country not covered by your car’s current set of maps.& And the first time the public got to see it was in 1994 in a very exciting debut.

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GM Files Voluntary Chapter 11; Agreements with US Treasury and Canada; New GM Expected in 60-90 Days

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previously announced The New GM will: Focus on four core brands in the US—Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC—with fewer nameplates and a more competitive level of marketing support per brand. Reduce its dealers to approximately 3,600 from the current 5,969. The luxury midsize Cadillac SRX crossover and CTS Sport Wagon.

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GM sales in China up 28.8% in 2010 to 2.35M units; new record in its largest market

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Cadillac had record sales of 17,366 vehicles in 2010. GMAC-SAIC remained China’s leader in automotive financing, providing services to 450,000 customers. It also provided wholesale service to 620 Shanghai GM dealers and retail credit service to all Shanghai GM dealers. Throughout the year, it answered more than 2.5

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Road Test: 2022 Maserati Ghibli Trofeo

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When at the dealer, make sure to lift the hood and get a look at the beautiful Trofeo carbon fiber red and black engine cover, which by far is the most attractive we have seen. The Ghibli doesn’t sell in big numbers as its exclusivity is limited to discriminating, well-financed buyers. Pretty and powerful. Keys, what keys?

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Broadly, Navigant expects expansion in both the higher end of the market (thereby putting competitive pressure on Tesla Motors), as Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Mercedes, Saab, and Volvo introduce their first plug-in cars. More mainstream models will come from Kia, Mahindra, Škoda, and Volkswagen.

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