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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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Ford to unveil radical new business plan to improve quality and profitability

Teslarati

The meeting is scheduled for February 15th at the Auto Consumer Conference 2023 in New York City. Specifically, Ford plans to reduce operating costs at its dealers, increase online ordering, and achieve a profit margin of 8% across the company. But Ford dealers are also changing what cars they sell and how they interact with customers.

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High-Volume Chevy Volt Dealer: How To Sell Successfully, Lessons Learned

Green Car Reports

Tesla stores excepted, of course.) Recently the organizers of the EV2015VE electric vehicle conference in Canada invited Quebec-based Bourgeois Chevrolet, a two-time award winner for its plug-in car sales.

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UC Davis ITS study suggests hastening consumer adoption of plug-ins will require innovation on the sales side

Green Car Congress

A study by researchers at the Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis finds that buyers of plug-in vehicles (PEVs) are substantially less satisfied with the dealer purchase experience than buyers of conventional vehicles—with the notable exception of Tesla buyers. In some cases, dealers outright discouraged PEV purchases.

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Lightning Hybrids secures order for 35 hydraulic hybrid systems from Kiessling Transit

Green Car Congress

Hydraulic pumps and a lightweight accumulator store braking energy and use the stored energy to power the wheels. Kiessling Transit purchased a pilot vehicle equipped with the hybrid system through Lightning Hybrids’ Boston-based dealer, National Fleet Hybrids, in 2013.

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Harley-Davidson Livewire electric motorcycle makes European debut in Milan; more specs and details

Green Car Congress

The new electric Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycle—originally unveiled in Milwaukee during the company’s 115 th Anniversary this past Labor Day weekend—made its European debut at the Milan press conference of the EICMA show.

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Letting in the Light

Electric Auto Association

Within a few years, outreach efforts by these chapter members at local electric vehicle (EV) events had grown to include presentations at conferences around the country, and eventually around the world. You could buy an LEV, but you could only get it serviced at the store you bought it from. Typically, they return home to train others.

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