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Fisker scraps direct sales and turns to auto dealers for sales

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Fisker is scrapping plans for direct sales to customers. 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.

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Tesla’s direct-to-consumer model is better for companies and consumers

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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.

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Volkswagen offering subscriptions to ID.3 and ID.4 in Germany

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—Klaus Zellmer, Board Member for Sales and Marketing at Volkswagen. In addition, Volkswagen will be launching its online leasing and sales offerings in Germany toward the end of 2021. family, but the platform will later be made available to dealers to offer combustion engine and hybrid vehicles as well.

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Fisker braking complaints trigger NHTSA probe

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Fisker scraps direct sales and turns to auto dealers for sales In September 2023, the company announced plans to ramp production of the all-electric Ocean crossover SUV to 300 per day, compared to 180 units daily. The Fisker Ocean’s entrance into the United States EV market has been challenging.

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Tesla Model 3 is eBay Motors’ fastest-selling used car in UK

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The Tesla Model 3 was the fastest-selling used car in September, averaging just 17 days on dealer lots, as per eBay Motors. Franchised dealers also saw a month-over-month improvement in the average number of days to sell vehicles from 32 to 29 days, their fastest pace so far this year.

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ClearFlame Engine Technologies hits multiple manufacturing, customer pilot, and fueling milestones

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ClearFlame Engine Technologies, a company developing net-zero engine technology ( earlier post ), has hit a number of key milestones through multiple partnerships with customers, manufacturers, and fuel providers. Several other pilots with other companies are also planned through the end of the year. Vander Haag’s, Inc.,

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General Motors And Tengzhong Sign Definitive Agreement For Sale Of HUMMER

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It will also assume the existing dealer agreements relating to HUMMER’s dealership network. Tengzhong is one of China’s major privately owned engineering companies. Under the agreement, HUMMER would contract vehicle manufacturing, key components and business services from GM during a defined transitional time period.

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