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Fisker scraps direct sales and turns to auto dealers for sales

Teslarati

The startup is now turning to auto dealerships for sales and services. We decided we would rather give that money to a dealer so that we could expand faster,” said Henrik Fisker, the CEO, President, and Chairman of the EV startup. Fisker wants auto dealers to sell the company’s all-electric Ocean crossover.

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Survey Shows Auto Dealers Still Annoyed With Biden EV Strategy

The Truth About Cars

A recent survey, conducted by Automotive News , has indicated that automotive dealerships are still broadly dissatisfied with the Biden administration’s strategy to force the United States to pivot toward all-electric vehicles. As for dealers, there’s some amount of disagreement as to what’s holding EVs back.

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Car Dealers to President Biden: ‘enthusiasm has stalled’ for EVs

Teslarati

Over 3,000 car dealers sent a letter to President Biden expressing their concerns about his administration’s push toward electric vehicles (EVs). Car dealers have informed the President that enthusiasm for electric vehicles has stalled, hinting at concerns over the demand for EVs. But that enthusiasm has stalled.

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Bill Blocking Most Direct-to-Consumer Auto Sales

The Truth About Cars

Dealer franchise laws are controversial at best and downright divisive in most cases, but they remain a significant force in the automotive industry despite the political noise surrounding them. Dealer franchise laws prevent that in most cases. & [Image: Hunter Crenian via Shutterstock] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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Bajaj Auto announces new EV manufacturing unit in India 

Electric Vehicles India

Bajaj Auto announces new EV manufacturing unit in India . Bajaj Auto India’s leading automaker has announced that it has started its work at the new electric vehicle manufacturing unit at Pune’s Akurdi. Read further to know more about Bajaj Auto EV manufacturing unit. .

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Kia EV9 markups, Scout builds out, lack of EV experience: Today’s Car News

Baua Electric

Scout starts building its EV manufacturing home. Kia dealers are at it again, marking up the EV9 electric SUV by $7,000 or more, despite efforts from The post Kia EV9 markups, Scout builds out, lack of EV experience: Today’s Car News appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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VinFast’s (VFS) global EV dealer network grows following new agreement in Middle East

Baua Electric

Today, VinFast and a local dealer network in the Middle East signed an agreement to bring the former’s EVs to the region. VinFast it taking a unique approach to its business in that it is simultaneously working to balance revenue growth through cost optimization while trying to manufacture and deliver 100,000 EVs.

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