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Kelly Blue Book: EV prices increased slightly in March, bucking general downward trend

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Still, March’s upward movement of EV average transaction price (ATP) was a bit of a surprise, said KBB, since Tesla, the automaker with the largest share of EV sales, has cut prices three times in recent months. Strong luxury vehicle sales have been a primary reason for overall elevated new-vehicle prices. month over month in March.

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Blazer EV price cut, Dodge electric muscle, Rivian R2 and R3: The Week in Reverse

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Rivian on Thursday provided the most significant future-product preview since the debut of its R1 series trucks at the 2018 LA auto show. The 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona EV has been revealed gives a decidedly muscle-car spin to the brand’s EV future.

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Audi R8 Endures Delayed Demise to Satisfy Demand

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This may feel like a counterintuitive play for Volkswagen Group to have made and Porsche’s superior sales numbers may justify that assumption.& Audi is basically doing what Dodge did with the Challenger/Charger. Audi likewise saw some heat return to the R8 in 2023 with sales doubling over the previous year.&

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Block Party: Barrett-Jackson Rolls Into Scottsdale

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Sure, the cynical will (correctly) say that, at its heart, a Barrett-Jackson auction remains a used car sale with loud auctioneers and every over-the-topiary stereotype one can jam under a big top tent. The whole thing is wonderful, glorious, organized gearhead chaos – and its marquee event is happening right now in Arizona.

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Insane Collection of White Porsches Sells for $30 Million

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The recent 1970 Dodge Hemi Challenger R/T SE that Mecum auctioned for over a million dollars is another example. Models that ended up being less-than lucrative investments may have contributed to the sale. This happens a lot with auctions, as it’s a clever way of building interest.

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Chrysler to introduce PHEV models in 2016 and 2017 to meet ZEV requirements; new FCA gasoline engine family coming in 2015

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Overall, the Chrysler brand is targeting a significant expansion in its segment coverage over the next five years, with the addition of a C-segment 100 Sedan in 2016, and new full- and mid-size crossover vehicles coming in 2017 and 2018, respectively. We think the car has been commoditized and that America’s drivers have been abandoned.

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What Kind of Cars Do Women Actually Want?

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However, assuming their purchasing trends have remained consistent since roughly 2018, there are a few obvious takeaways. Then there are the models that don’t exactly top the sales charts but are culturally synonymous with women. In the post-war period, we saw the 1955 Dodge La Femme. Honda Civic).