Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 17, 2014
Buying a car often isn''t a pleasant experience, and that''s especially true for people looking to purchase an electric car. Electric-car buyers'' disapproval of the dealership is well documented, as is dealer impatience with the education and added time supposedly required to sell newfangled plug-in cars.
Teslarati
AUGUST 12, 2022
Hence, Tesla’s lack of dealers ensures that customers are protected from the poor experience of paying over MSRP. Of those who spent above MSRP, 31% would not buy from the same dealer again, while 27% would no longer buy from the same manufacturer. Why I hate dealers. Just a cool $37,000 OVER MSRP.
The Truth About Cars
AUGUST 18, 2023
On this Friday afternoon, we find ourselves adding yet another post to our ‘Dealers Behaving Badly’ tag. This time, some former employees at a Nissan dealer in North Carolina are on the hook for more than 400 charges. The title ‘all-new’ pops up in all caps throughout the dealer comms as well.
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 16, 2015
Five years after the first modern mass-market electric car launched, stories of recalcitrant car dealers continue to surface from buyers. Walk into a dealership, explain that you want to buy an electric car. But a meticulously documented, amusing written log of all the misery involved in.
Green Car Congress
JULY 17, 2019
Fleets receive the voucher discount at the point of sale while HVIP-approved vendors and dealers process the required documentation. Since 2009, the program has helped more than 1,100 California fleets buy cleaner vehicles.
Teslarati
JULY 24, 2021
One Mach-E owner was excited to pick up his new EV until a $10,000 addition to the taxes and fees summary, labeled as a “Document Fee,” almost stopped the delivery of the car. u/Gonzotiki said his vehicle was a pre-order, and he was aware of “a Ford exec that said to hit him up if dealers attempted shenanigans.”
The Truth About Cars
DECEMBER 29, 2023
Internal documents seem to show that the company knew about defects and kept both consumers and safety regulators in the dark. It's also worth noting here that Tesla, unlike other automakers, doesn't use an independent dealer network to sell or service its cars. OK, preventative defense against accusations of bias aside, back to Tesla.
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