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Why Car Dealerships Should Invest in Public Charging

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Leading auto dealers see that the near-term trend is electric and are adopting their businesses to sell more EVs. According to data from iseecars.com, Non-Tesla new car dealers selling electric vehicles in the U.S. Here are 3 reasons why public charging is a great opportunity for car dealerships: 1. increased from 1 6.5

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Ford Launches Dealer Sustainability Program In Partnership with RMI

Green Car Congress

Ford Motor Company is launching a voluntary sustainability initiative for Ford and Lincoln Mercury dealers—the Go Green Dealership Sustainability Program—to reduce their carbon footprint and improve the energy-efficiency of their dealerships. Tags: Brief.

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GM Advises Approximately 1,100 Dealers of No Long-Term Future in GM Dealer Network

Green Car Congress

GM began contacting its dealers today regarding its long term planning, and is advising approximately 1,100 “ underperforming and very small sales volume US dealers ” that GM does not see them as part of its dealer network on a long-term basis. The actual number of dealers could vary given levels of attrition, etc.

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Chrysler LLC to Cut 25% of US Dealers

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Chrysler LLC will cut 789 (25%) of its 3,181 dealerships in the US, subject to approval by the US Bankruptcy Court. The dealers to be cut represent 14% of the company’s sales volume, according to Chrysler. Chrysler says it plans to maintain business as usual with all of its dealers through the transition. Tags: Brief.

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Junkyard Find: Gray-Market 1981 Mercedes-Benz 380 SEL

The Truth About Cars

When you brought a gray-market W126 (or R107 ) over, you got all the good Euro-market powertrain, appearance and interior stuff and you saved money versus the MSRP of that car's counterpart in an American Mercedes-Benz dealership. The price tag on that car was $44,298, or about $157,037 in 2024 dollars. market 380 SEL came with a 3.8-liter

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Everyone’s EV

Electric Auto Association

Go online, build the car you want, print the price out, and present it to the dealer’ is what they told me.” “It We can’t allow the dealers to pull this on buyers. I was lucky to have a great dealership here in Arizona,” Fellows said about Van Chevrolet in Scottsdale. “It It was one of my best experiences with a dealership ever.

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Why Your Auto Dealership Needs EV Charging Stations

EV Connect

With strong policy support and aggressive climate initiatives , prioritizing plug-in hybrids and fully electric vehicles makes more sense for auto dealers than ever. Despite the need, though, many auto dealers are hesitant to take on the significant cost of adding EV charging stations to their dealerships.

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