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 latter likely refers to temp tags that seem to have once been given out by this place like Tic Tacs.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2010

The announcement came as US President Barack Obama toured the Detroit-Hamtramck facility, where the Volt is being produced now for sale later this year. This week, participating Chevrolet dealers in launch markets began taking customer orders for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, following the release of retail and lease pricing.

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Volt GM 2012 Production 244

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Ltd (Tengzhong) have entered into a definitive agreement that will allow Tengzhong to acquire GM’s HUMMER brand. It will also assume the existing dealer agreements relating to HUMMER’s dealership network. Citi is acting as financial advisor to GM. Tags: Brief.

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Hummer General Motors For Sale Motor 210

Plugs and Cars

JANUARY 30, 2008

As GM talks up the Volt, it ensures EV1s at museums and universities not be returned to the road as electric cars. The leaseholder chose not to buy out the lease, and returned the electric car to the dealer. Very few RAV4 EVs have been returned to the dealer when the lease ends. You'd be wrong. But Toyota refused.

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Toyota San Francisco Dealers Plug-in 100

Plugs and Cars

APRIL 24, 2009

As March came to a close, the Obama administration found GM and Chrysler’s restructuring plans “not viable.” GM CEO Rick Waggoner was pushed out and the company got sixty days to get its act together. Stop in at a car dealer today and let them know: No Plug? Here's my April column.

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GM Companies Electric Vehicles Obama 100

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 15, 2009

FordFestiva : Brian has a new project going GM/SaturnEV-1 : EV1 owner GM/SaturnEV-1 : Dave and Jeans Chronicles. GM/SaturnEV-1 : Join Kris Trexler on his "ChargeAcross America" GM/SaturnEV-1 : Peter Ohlers new EV. PlymouthHorizon : RLewits Home Page, car was for sale but he sold it. Porsche911T : D.

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Conversion Midget Motors Taylor-Dunn DC 28

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Establishing dealer network. Expected deposits in 2009 and first sales in CA in 2010. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet."

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