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Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Mazda, Volvo and home dealerships promote

Baua Electric

Enlargement for Kohli in Wisconsin Chicago broker Shawn Kohli expanded endmost pace with the acquisition of 3 Wisconsin dealerships. Kohli mentioned he purchased Jim Olson Chevrolet-Buick, Jim Olson Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram and Jim Olson Ford, all in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., on April 17 from broker Jim Olson.

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TransLink buys 15 electric Nova Bus LFSe+; Chicago CTA approves buying 600 diesel Nova Bus LFS

Green Car Congress

TransLink will be adding these to their two LFSe vehicles delivered in 2019 as part of the Canadian Consortium for Urban Transportation Research and Innovation (CUTRIC) Canada-wide Interchangeability Project, bringing their fleet to 17 Nova Bus electric vehicles.

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Ford adding hybrid F-150 & Mustang, PHEV Transit, new BEV SUV by 2020; $700M for Flat Rock for EV production; cancels $1.6B Mexico plant

Green Car Congress

A Transit Custom plug-in hybrid available in 2019 in Europe engineered to help reduce operating costs in even the most congested streets. One of the two new hybrid police vehicles will be built in Chicago, and both will be upfitted with their police gear at Ford’s dedicated police vehicle modification center in Chicago.

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2023 Los Angeles Auto Show Recap -- Stepping in the Right Direction

The Truth About Cars

Or at least moving back towards the way things were in 2019. Taking trucks out of the equation, the Camry and its rival, the Honda Accord, are almost always among the most popular purchases. If the LA show was an indicator that the industry is moving in a positive direction, we'll know better next year in Chicago and New York.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

For some Americans it gives a chance to drive and experience a different car, maybe an electric car they might be thinking of purchasing. The company was purchased by Avis in 2013 and operates as a subsidiary of the traditional car rental company. In the U.S. as well as 600 universities throughout the country.

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Tesla Cybertruck reservations peak at over 1 million units, Dual Motor most popular

Teslarati

The Cybertruck was unveiled in November 2019 and has accumulated an estimated 1,084,200 pre-orders so far, with the most popular variant being the Dual Motor All-Wheel Drive configuration. I spoke with my $TSLA salesperson in Chicago. “Orders for all models are through the roof,” Black said. Retweeting.

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Bezos Bucks? Get Ready for Corporate Digital Currency

Cars That Think

Amazon would announce that from now on, while users could continue to pay by credit card for purchases, they could also use a digital currency called amazons. (I Using amazons for purchases would give users a discount off the regular purchase price, maybe 2 percent. The first involves the Amazon platform.