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GM Cadillac OPTIQ EV to be built in Mexico

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General Motors (GM) recently confirmed that the Cadillac OPTIQ electric vehicle (EV) will be built in Mexico. It will be built at General Motors’ Ramos Arizpe plant in Mexico. The plant is reportedly GM’s most advanced factory in Mexico, having been upgraded to produce the automaker’s next-generation electric vehicles.

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Complainer’s Corner: Dealers Now Whinging About Rail Logistics

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After weathering pandemic-related shutdowns, chip shortages, and barren lots, some dealers are complaining our nation’s rail system is suddenly no longer up to the task of delivering new cars. A few are saying they have a point, whilst others muse it is a bit of karma for three years of price gouging and “additional dealer markups”.

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Nissan sues former Unused Mexico dealership

Baua Electric

In keeping with the grievance, Ed Corley Nissan additionally has did not pay the 1 % per 30 days delinquency price beneath its gross sales and repair word. We always want to ensure that when customers see the Nissan name, they will have a positive sales and service experience. The go well with, filed Aug. The go well with, filed Aug.

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Volkswagen Group of America moving Gulf Coast hub to Port Freeport

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With a 20-year lease agreement, Volkswagen Group of America aims to improve vehicle logistics efficiency further and to increase importation capacities to serve nearly 300 dealers in the United States. Our new hub at Port Freeport will allow us to serve nearly one-third of our US dealer network more efficiently and more sustainably.

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Albertsons makes first US commercial 100% electric refrigerated grocery delivery with a Class 8 truck; Volvo Trucks and AEM

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The Southern California fleet, which is made up entirely of trucks manufactured by Volvo Trucks, covers 335 stores in the region, running from the Central Coast to the California-Mexico border.

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Tesla’s war against direct sales wages on with big win in Virginia

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Tesla’s war with laws that prohibit the direct sale of cars to consumers continues to wage on, but the automaker is making progress across the United States. Tuesday, Virginia DMV Commissioner Richard Holcomb stated Tesla is now eligible to open the three sales locations in the state. What do you think? What do you think?

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JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

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Global vehicle sales totalled 5.55 This represents the largest year-on-year monthly decrease since 1980, when JATO Dynamics started to collect data—even surpassing the global financial crisis in November 2008, which saw a 25% decline in sales. million units in March 2020, down by 39% from March 2019. million units.

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