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VinFast signs first dealer agreement in the Middle East

Teslarati

VinFast signed its first dealer sales agreement with Bahwan Automobiles Trading LLC (BAT) in the Middle East. Under the agreement, VinFast electric vehicles (EVs) will be distributed in the Oman market through its official dealer, BAT. The first store is expected to open by mid-2024, and vehicle sales will start soon after.

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Survey: Dealers think Biden is moving too fast on EVs

Baua Electric

Dealers think the Biden administration’s EV policies are forcing the auto industry to move ahead of market demand, according to a new Automotive News survey. The publication’s 2024 Dealer Outlook Survey compiled responses from 208 U.S. car dealers and dealership managers. billion on EV infrastructure.

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Survey Shows Auto Dealers Still Annoyed With Biden EV Strategy

The Truth About Cars

According to the 2024 Dealer Outlook Survey, 83 percent of respondents said the government was pushing the transition toward EVs too quickly and mucking up the auto market. Electric automobiles have, for whatever reason, been framed as a moral good by both industrial and government actors.

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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. As part of the agreement, BAT will establish and operate 13 VinFast stores and service centers over the next three years, with initial sales in the Middle East commencing in mid-2024.

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THE UNOBVIOUS ONES: Serving to Genesis Canada promote ‘anything else that drives benefit’ outdoor untouched automobiles

Baua Electric

MICHAEL BARRETT DRIVEN TO INCREASE PROFITS IN ALL ASPECTS OF RETAIL Genesis Motors Canada depends upon greater than untouched automobiles for earnings. That comes with old automobiles, finance-office merchandise and making plans for carrier profitability as extra of the fairly untouched model’s automobiles come off guaranty.

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Injunction To Shut Tesla Store Denied In MA, Dealers To Fight On

Green Car Reports

Last Friday, a judge denied a request by the Massachusetts State Automobile Dealers Association for an injunction that would have shut down the Tesla Store in Natick, which opened on September 28. If the dealers' request had been granted, Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] would have been.

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Virginia dealers double down on Tesla attack, demand probe of sales

Green Car Reports

Tesla Motors continues to battle Virginia car dealers over the opening of a second company-owned retail store in the Old Dominion State.

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