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CapGemini: 87% of global consumers prefer personal vehicle to ensure safe travel, up from 57% in April 2020

Green Car Congress

Almost half of global consumers (46%) are considering purchasing a car in the next 12 months, an increase from 35% in April 2020. This reflects a continuous shift in consumer preference towards personal mobility, fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic, as car ownership today is seen as a safeguard against the risk and spread of infection.

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Personal: One in a Million

Clean Fleet Report

My lifetime tally is 231 mpg, which means I’ve used less than 80 gallons of gas over the car’s 42 months on the road. California’s plug-in vehicle sales tally is impressive: 663,014 battery electrics (62.9%). Sales just topped a quarter-million with Tesla’s four models accounting for more than half of the overall sales.

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Online Used-Car Retailer Vroom to Shutter Operations

The Truth About Cars

The COVID-19 pandemic brought a seismic shift in how people work, play, and live, and that includes car shopping. Faced with the existential crisis of having no physical customers, dealers began offering remote car-buying services and shipping. The super-volatile used car market hasn’t been kind to Vroom or any other used-car retailer.

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How to Buy a Car Online

Clean Fleet Report

How to Buy a Car Online A Step-by-Step Guide To Remove Risk This article may contain affiliate links. In the past year, worldwide car sales have increased significantly. Despite the prior decrease due to the COVID-19 pandemic, sales grew to 67.2 Research Cars Your car must fit your budget, preferences and needs.

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Strategy Analytics report finds ridesharing may not negatively impact future vehicle purchases

Green Car Congress

A new report from the Automotive Connected Mobility (ACM) service at Strategy Analytics has found that ridesharing usage may not negatively impact the future vehicle purchase intention of current vehicle owners. Ridesharing fills a niche that is convenient but will not supplant their personal vehicle. —Kevin Nolan, VP UXIP.

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Driving Dystopia: Pickup Sales Are Probably Going to Decline in the UK

The Truth About Cars

A British friend of mine recently asked my opinion on several vehicle models, saying he was browsing company cars. One would expect to receive some kind of purchasing allowance calculated that’s then tied to income. There may even be mileage reimbursements that have to be taken into account, depending upon local laws and your employer.

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Global EV sales are ‘robust’ – more than 1 in 5 cars sold in 2024 will be electric

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More than 1 in 5 cars sold globally this year is expected to be electric, with surging demand projected over the next decade, says a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report. The latest IEA Outlook report asserts that global EV sales are set to remain “robust” in 2024, reaching around 17 million by the end of the year.

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