dealers
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A Volkswagen dealer is already offering deals to TDI owners covered by the recently-approved settlement.
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Dealers save $500 for car buyers, lobby group claims; 'false,' says Politifact
Tesla Motors' direct-sales model for electric cars has rankled franchised auto dealers. Dealer associations have attempted to block Tesla direct sales in multiple states, and have undertaken public-relations campaigns extolling the virtues of the franchise model. One of the latest claims made by...
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Chevy Bolt EV allocations: dealer in California gets electric-car update
As its new electric car gets closer to public sale, General Motors has apparently made its first allocations of 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EVs to Chevy dealers. The news comes via a posting on the GM-Volt forum from a southern California dealership. Rick Alpern, the general manager of Keyes Chevrolet in...
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Tesla sues Michigan over ban on direct sales of its electric cars
Earlier this month, an application for a dealer license submitted by Tesla Motors was denied by the state of Michigan. It was the final decision in a process that kicked off in October 2014. That was when a last-minute wording change in state franchise law foreclosed the electric-car maker's...
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2017 Chevy Bolt EV: here's what can go wrong for electric-car pioneer
The 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV will be on dealership floors within several weeks, cementing its position as the first affordable 200-mile electric car. It will beat planned 200-mile electric cars from BMW, Nissan, Tesla, Volkswagen, and other makers, and that's all to the good for plug-in car...
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Michigan says selling Tesla electric cars in state is illegal, again
Michigan denied Tesla's application for a dealership license.
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Virginia's Department of Motor Vehicles will likely deny Tesla a license for a second retail store.
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A dealer trainer tried to buy a car; he now calls car dealers 'clueless'
Buying a car isn't easy, even for someone who trains car dealers.
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What it took to buy an electric car in Texas: the good, the bad, and the ugly
Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to locate and purchase or lease a Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid somewhere in the heart of Texas oil country. Hoping to make Tom Cruise proud, I accepted the mission. But first, a bit of perspective: in 2005 I had set out to purchase a Mercury Mariner...
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VW promises dealers it will cut prices to boost U.S. sales after diesel debacle
Volkswagen will take measures to boost sales in the wake of the diesel-emissions scandal.
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Multi-brand electric-car dealer to open in Canada after Iceland test
EVEN Electric plans to sell electric cars through multi-brand dealerships.
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Tesla takes dealership fight in Utah to state supreme court
Tesla still intends to take its case to the Utah Supreme Court.
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The Sierra Club has recommendations for automakers, dealers, and policymakers on improving the electric-car sales experience.
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Tesla opens new electric-car store in San Francisco, to serve as flagship
Tesla opens its largest North America store as part of an overall retail push.
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Electric-car shopping far too hard; dealers, carmakers can improve, says report
Dealers may be an obstacle to increased electric-car adoption, according to a Sierra Club report.
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Michigan won't let Tesla sell cars, but state fund invests in company (irony alert)
The Michigan Treasury Department increased its stake in Tesla in the second quarter.
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Tesla Stores don't hard-sell shoppers; this baffles dealership groups
Tesla Stores baffle traditional car dealers.
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What do VW dealers get from the diesel-emission settlement?
Volkswagen dealers continue to negotiate with the company over diesel reparations.
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Virginia auto dealers are calling for an investigation into Tesla's sales practices.
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Car dealer tries to install solar, town-owned utility limits power it can generate
A Pennsylvania Ford dealer runs afoul of a town's restrictions on solar power.
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Tesla wants to sell electric cars in Michigan; state couldn't care less
You don't see a lot of Teslas in Michigan. It's not because the three U.S. automakers headquartered there aren't interested in the electric cars produced by a Silicon Valley company founded just 12 years ago. It's because state laws bar the company from selling its cars online to state...
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Half of car buyers hate haggling, but Lexus dealers resist fixed prices
Lexus runs into opposition from dealers as it experiments with no-haggle pricing.
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VW dealers' reparations talks with company: no deal so far
Volkswagen dealers met with executives at the recent National Automobile Dealers Association convention.
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The other VW diesel victims: dealers take woes to Wolfsburg
U.S. VW dealers met with company bosses in Germany to talk about fallout from the diesel scandal.
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