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JULY 31, 2023

Initially, there were legal questions about this method in Rhode Island, but attorneys for the Division of Motor Vehicles confirmed its legality. Following California’s lead, Rhode Island passed new emissions regulations banning the sale of gas-powered vehicles by 2035.

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JUNE 22, 2023

Stephen Burns, the founder and former CEO of Lordstown Motors, has sold his entire stake in the electric vehicle maker. The sale was outlined in a regulatory filing. Burns’ sale of his Lordstown stake was made in three transactions between May and June. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Tesla has become intimately familiar with the laws surrounding dealerships and auto sales throughout the United States, often putting the American upstart at odds with local government and dealerships alike. Now, Tesla is again facing threats from legislatures as two new bills could derail the company’s sales system in Florida.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 16, 2015

Well, add one more to the list of states where Tesla Motors can legally sell its electric cars--and do so without having to use franchised dealers. The Maryland General Assembly has reversed a ban on direct sales by Tesla, which displays its cars in Tesla Store and "gallery" facilities it operates.

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JULY 27, 2023

The ruling is a setback to Lordstown, which filed chapter terminating life to bring to behavior a snappy sale of its belongings. Lordstown has denied legal responsibility and stated it spent hundreds of thousands of greenbacks to independently create designs and era for the Continuity, or worn alternative resources that didn’t contain Karma.

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APRIL 9, 2024

This sums up the importance of comprehensive motor insurance for vehicle owners, especially those who have just got a new car. Beyond the legal mandate of a third-party cover, investing in well-rounded motor insurance protects the vehicle owner against financial losses due to damage or theft of the insured vehicle.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

In the state-by-state war between Tesla Motors and car-dealer associations, the electric-car maker has now added another victory to its tally. Massachusetts'' highest court ruled this week that the state dealer association does not have standing to sue Tesla for operating one of its company-owned stores there.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Further, administrative records fail to demonstrate that even new model year motor vehicles (other than flexible fuel vehicles) would not be damaged and result in failures when run on E-15. Earlier post.). A partial waiver, by its nature, necessarily will result in the misfueling of products not designed or tested for E-15 use.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Ohio-based Lordstown Motors has received approval from the U.S. that inflated Lordstown Motors’ valuation in October 2020, Burns owned about 25 percent of the company stock. It’s estimated he made roughly $60 million from share sales, which include a large sale made just days before Lordstown filed for Chapter 11.&

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

Broadly, Navigant expects expansion in both the higher end of the market (thereby putting competitive pressure on Tesla Motors), as Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Mercedes, Saab, and Volvo introduce their first plug-in cars. The requirement has been extended through 2025; however, the mandated sales levels are not likely to be met, Navigant notes.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Lordstown Motors, an electric vehicle startup based in Ohio, has announced that it has agreed in principle to work jointly on electric vehicle programs with iPhone manufacturer Hon Hai Technology Group, more commonly known as Foxconn. Foxconn appears to be Lordstown’s choice. where he served as Director.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2014

The California Air Resources Board announced that Ford Motor Company has agreed to fines totaling $2,960,000 for violations of air quality laws related to the sale of vehicles with non-compliant On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) systems in California.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2009

General Motors and Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co., Credit Suisse is acting as exclusive financial advisor and Shearman & Sterling is acting as international legal counsel to Tengzhong on this transaction. Tengzhong intends to purchase HUMMER through an investment entity, in which it will hold an 80% stake.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Limited engagement by dealers, poor purchase experience, or efforts to block innovations in the automotive retail sector could adversely impact sales and slow the growth of the nascent PEV market. Power 2013 Sales Satisfaction Index (SSI) study data on customer satisfaction with new car dealerships and Tesla stores.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The vehicle enters a competitive market with a number of other EVs from market leaders Tesla and BYD, in addition to smaller EV startups like NIO, XPeng Motors, Li Auto and others still. automaker’s legal team. Tesla almost doubles EV share in China as sales rebound What are your thoughts?

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 24, 2014

The ongoing fight between Tesla Motors and car dealers across the country has spilled from the headlines into the legal system, but so far, the outcome is far from certain. Will Tesla be allowed to sell its cars directly to consumers?

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

TRATON AG—formerly Volkswagen Truck & Bus—and Hino Motors Ltd. Also, Hino will start sales of a heavy-duty hybrid truck (Hino PROFIA Hybrid) with an AI-based hill anticipation hybrid control system in Japan next year. For this purpose, investment banks and legal advisors will be mandated in a timely manner.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2019

paid $1 million to resolve violations of the California Health and Safety Code and Vehicle Code related to the sale of illegal aftermarket performance auto parts in California. California law does allow marketing and sale of an aftermarket performance part after an evaluation by CARB to ensure the part does not raise emissions.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The BMW XM is equipped with a plug-in hybrid system comprising a V8 gasoline engine and electric motor that delivers combined fuel consumption of 1.6 – 1.5 The key sales markets will be the USA, China and the Middle East. BMW M GmbH is introducing its first high-performance car with an electrified drive system.

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JANUARY 7, 2022

Ford has sent out an internal memo to all dealerships in the United States and Canada, advising sales staff to not apply dealership markups to customers ordering the new, all-electric F-150 Lightning. “This behavior is not allowable under Paragraph 6 of the Sales and Service Agreement. and Canadian operations, said.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2009

General Motors Co. confirmed it has signed a stock purchase agreement with Koenigsegg Group AB regarding the sale of 100% of the shares of Saab Automobile AB. Saab Automobile plans to exit legal reorganization shortly. The deal is expected to conclude in the next months. Christian von Koenigsegg, CEO of Koenigsegg Group.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Over the last couple of years, Tesla Motors has fought legal and legislative battles in a number of states over proposed or current state laws that try to stymie its unique factory-direct sales and service model.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 11, 2012

With production slowly ramping up, even the wealthiest electric-car fans have to wait as Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] works through its 14,000 reservations. So, perhaps the impatient among them may turn to that source of all secondary sales, eBay.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

In the coming months the current System Engineering business unit will be split commercially, operationally and legally into two independent business units. The reason for restructuring is a slump in order intake and sales drastically exacerbated by the coronavirus crisis. Around 500 of these jobs are at sites in Germany.

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APRIL 19, 2021

Since then, the company has started the buildout of integrated Tesla centers that handle sales and service to customers. In Q2 2020, Elon Musk and Zachary Kirkhorn stated that the company intended to expand Tesla Insurance. Musk announced that Tesla would be bringing collision repairs in-house a few years ago.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Tesla Motors is not legally allowed to sell its electric cars directly to customers in Michigan, thanks to subtle changes made two years ago to the state's franchise laws. But Tesla now has one store in the home state of the Detroit Three automakers.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Buick dealers in rural areas are moving in favor of buyouts from General Motors instead of shifting toward EV adoption, dealerships said. Dick Garber, who runs Garber Buick in Michigan, also said in the report that GM made him a “generous and fair” offer and doable in terms of the sales figures his dealership pulls in.

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JANUARY 3, 2024

After customer complaints over its software issues, which sparked a halt on sales right before Christmas, General Motors has now issued a small safety recall , which includes the Chevrolet Blazer EV, for vehicles that may have defective doors that could fly open while driving.

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 8, 2023

Mercedes-Benz is operating at the first primary replace for the G-Magnificence, the tide model of which has been on sale for the reason that 2019 style pace. Neither venture used to be a hit however no less than two EB 112 prototypes have been offered into personal fingers and next have been made street-legal.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Unlike exhaust-driven turbochargers, electric superchargers are driven by an electric motor. This technology, which leverages a switched reluctance motor with very low inertia, responds much more quickly than a conventional turbocharger. It also validates our approach to technology development, which we apply to all our products.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2013

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a formal—and legally enforceable—request for detailed information from Tesla Motors for the agency’s preliminary investigation into the battery pack of the Model S in the wake of two vehicle fires caused by impact with road debris. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Consequently, new vehicles of the Volkswagen Group offered within the European Union with those engines comply with legal requirements and environmental standards. Volkswagen Group had earlier confirmed that new EU6-compliant vehicles offered within the European Union fulfill all legal requirements and environmental standards.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

The BMW i8 goes on sale in the US in 2014. BMW unveiled the BMW i8 2+2 plug-in hybrid sports car ( earlier post ) today at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show. The BMW Group has developed not only the internal combustion engine and electric motor in-house but also the power electronics and the battery. Click to enlarge.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 13, 2023

What’s more, now they can point to specific legal provisions that will help protect them in the process. Most salespeople can recount a story of losing a sale to a cross-town competitor who used questionable tactics to lure away a prospective customer. That shouldn’t happen. The CARS Rule will be formally implemented on July 30, 2024.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2011

Using two electric motors, the TMG electric powertrain has a top speed of 260 km/h (162 mph)which combined with 800 N·m (590 lb-ft) of torque to achieve impressive speeds on the challenging Nordschleife track, which includes significant elevation changes and lengthy flat-out sections. EVO Electric motor technology delivered the power.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 10, 2015

Tesla Motors may not be allowed to sell its electric cars directly to customers in Texas, but it can still put them on display. After failing to convince the Texas legislature to legalize direct sales (twice), the company is opening a second gallery in Houston this weekend.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 20, 2015

The battles between Tesla Motors and state auto-dealer associations over the carmaker''s direct-sales model has seen victories and losses for both sides. While some states have passed laws either banning or explicitly legalizing Tesla''s company-owned stores and online sales, many still haven''t weighed in either way.

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