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Complainer’s Corner: Dealers Now Whinging About Rail Logistics

The Truth About Cars

After weathering pandemic-related shutdowns, chip shortages, and barren lots, some dealers are complaining our nation’s rail system is suddenly no longer up to the task of delivering new cars. A few are saying they have a point, whilst others muse it is a bit of karma for three years of price gouging and “additional dealer markups”.

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Penske Automotive Signs To Become 2012 Fisker Karma Dealer

Green Car Reports

Yesterday, Fisker Automotive, makers of the super-sexy 2012 Karma plug-in hybrid sports car, announced that it had just signed its 80th independent dealer. But Fisker’s 80th dealer, Fisker of Scottsdale, Arizona, isn’t owned by a local independent dealer chain. It’s owned by Penske Automotive.

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Karma Revero (nee Fisker) to blend dealers and Tesla-like showrooms

Green Car Reports

Karma Automotive appears to be making progress in resurrecting the car formerly known as the Fisker Karma. Now called the Karma Revero, the luxury sedan recently entered pilot production at a new factory in Moreno Valley, California.

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Tesla Model X Autopilot, Karma Revero dealers, 2017 Porsche Panamera efficiency: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, we have the story of a Tesla Model X that drove its semi-conscious owner to the hospital on Autopilot, Karma Automotive's plan to use both franchised dealerships and company-owned showrooms, and the complex methods employed by the 2017 Porsche Panamera to save fuel. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Fisker Karma Electric-Car Charging Stations Have EV1 Roots

Green Car Reports

When you buy an electric car, you will most likely need a charging station. As buyers start to bring home plug-in cars, they will also expect their dealer to help them acquire and install a 240-Volt charging station (technically known as an EVSE, though few people call them that).

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2011 Fisker Karma Countdown: Visits to Dealers, Not Reviewers

Green Car Reports

The 2011 Fisker Karma will be the world's first plug-in hybrid luxury sports sedan. At a price of $87,400 before tax credits, it's not surprising that the company wants to get the car exactly right before exposing it to the glare of publicity.

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Fisker Dealer: Karma Plug-In Sedan Deliveries Start March or April

Green Car Reports

We've written before about the schedule for the 2011 Fisker Karma, which (like many other electric cars) has slipped a bit since the car was first unveiled.

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