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Kelley Blue Book finds average EV price in US down 5.4% in January due to Tesla price cuts

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Mercedes-Benz and Lexus showed the most price strength in the luxury market, transacting between 1.4% Luxury brands Audi, BMW, Infiniti, Lexus, Lincoln, and Volvo showed the least price strength, selling 1% or more below MSRP in January. Meanwhile, vans and minivans had the lowest incentives, with less than 1% of ATP.

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KBB: Average new vehicle transaction price in US in December up 1.9% from November; EV ATP dropped 5.5% due to Tesla

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Luxury brands Audi, BMW, Infiniti, Lexus, Lincoln, and Volvo showed the least price strength, selling 1% or more below MSRP in December. Meanwhile, vans, minivans and full-size SUVs had the lowest incentives, all less than 1% of ATP. over sticker price last month. Incentives increased in December 2022 to 2.7% in November.

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TTAC's Worst Cars of 2023

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Lexus LX600: Not a bad car by any means, and there are likely plenty of buyers for it. While it’s not as legendary of a nameplate as other icons of motoring, the Pathfinder was once a rugged body-on-frame SUV that could go just about anywhere, it’s now a minivan without the utility of a minivan. These are my worst of the year.

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Consumer Reports: Tesla and other domestic brands take big steps backwards in reliability rankings

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Asian brands, led by Lexus, Toyota, and Mazda, in that order, continue to be the best for new car reliability in CR’s survey, which is the largest of its kind. Three European brands, Audi, BMW, and Mini, round out the top 10. Three European brands, Audi, BMW, and Mini, round out the top 10. Volvo finished last overall.

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News: Mid-Year EV Sales Hit Peak

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It shouldn’t be surprising when you scan the list of EVs (particularly the down-list models where there are several Audis and BMWs as well as the pricey GMC Hummer ), but the average sales price for an EV during the first half of the year was $66,000, according to Kelly Blue Book. Jeep Wrangler 4xe leads PHEVs. Leaf to Leave?

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

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Before EVs and hybrids, Toyota created what’s become a very well-known and important brand— Lexus. Lexus did the trick. Next up will be the ID.Buzz electric minivan. Mercedes is starting to roll out its EQ line and Audi already offers is expanding its E-Tron lineup. Create a Sub-brand. America doesn’t get the ID.3,

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LA show displays green car ‘glimpse into the future’

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The show, based at the Los Angeles Convention Center will host more than 30 significant world and North American debuts and feature more than 900 vehicles from sports cars and sedans to crossovers and minivans. The green car rundown: • Audi A3 TDI. Audi Q7 TDI. Audi e-Tron. • Lexus GS 450h. Lexus HS 250h.