Remove Dealers Remove Motor Remove Store Remove Texas
article thumbnail

San Antonio Hyundai Dealer Removes Landmark

The Truth About Cars

Over the weekend, your author happened upon a rural Ford dealership seemingly frozen in time, still using signage from past decades and proudly eschewing whatever cold corporate design is currently being foisted upon dealer principals by The Suits in Dearborn. It was neat to see a store embrace its heritage. Texas, ya’ll.

article thumbnail

Tesla Testifies In Texas, Takes On State's Auto Dealers Over Stores

Green Car Reports

Texas is tough, and Texas car dealers are no exception. But electric-car startup Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA], in the person of its CEO Elon Musk, testified yesterday at a hearing in the Texas legislature on a bill that would allow it to sell its cars directly to Texas buyers.

Texas 138
article thumbnail

The Six People You Meet In the Car Business

The Truth About Cars

Perry would never last long at a store because he possessed an ability to p**s off every one of his co-workers and managers. The car business being a small, inbred industry would result in me bumping into Perry& several more times, once while he was selling Mercedes-Benz vehicles in Texas in 2003. Customers absolutely adored him.

Dealers 98
article thumbnail

VinFast Still Kicking and Planning to Show Vehicles at CES

The Truth About Cars

Shortly after VinFast confirmed its attendance at CES, it announced that it had officially signed agreements with five dealers in four states across the country to have them play host to its products. From VinFast: The first group of VinFast dealers consist of Leith VinFast (Raleigh, North Carolina), Smith Haven VinFast (St.

article thumbnail

Chevrolet to Produce 10,000 Volts in 2011 and 30,000 in 2012; 50-State Availability 12-18 Months After Launch

Green Car Congress

Austin, Texas; and the New York City metropolitan area later this year. Volts are expected to arrive at dealerships in Michigan, New Jersey, Connecticut, as well as the balance of Texas and New York in the first quarter of 2011. Consumers can request to be contacted when dealers have available Volts in their area.

Volt 223
article thumbnail

Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Sequoia

Clean Fleet Report

headquarters in Plano, Texas, the first week of June to be among the first to drive the all-new 2023 Sequoia. The I-Force Max engine was smooth and powerful with the instant torque from the electric motor. The Sequoia Hybrid has a regenerative braking system that converts kinetic energy into electric energy, and stores it in the 1.87

Toyota 91
article thumbnail

Road Test: 2024 Nissan Leaf SV Plus EV

Clean Fleet Report

The standard Leaf S has a 149-mile all-electric range (AER) with a 40 kWh battery and a 110 kW electric motor producing the equivalent of 147 horsepower (hp) and 236 pound-feet (lb.-ft.) of torque) electric motor, delivers a 45% increase compared to the standard Leaf. Nissan calls this Intelligent Mobility.

Nissan 59