Car Sales
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The Toyota Prius faces increased competition from plug-in electric cars.
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Tesla cancels guaranteed-price buyback program for electric carsTesla cancelled its guaranteed buyback program effective July 1.
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Tesla Stores don't hard-sell shoppers; this baffles dealership groupsTesla Stores baffle traditional car dealers.
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Nissan and Renault together now up to 340,000 electric cars builtNissan and Renault reach another electric-car milestone.
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Tesla to sell electric cars at Nordstrom department store, expanding retail footprintTesla will open a pilot "gallery" in a Nordstrom store in Los Angeles.
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Car dealer tries to install solar, town-owned utility limits power it can generateA Pennsylvania Ford dealer runs afoul of a town's restrictions on solar power.
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French drivers are showing more interest in electric cars because of a fuel shortage.
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Toyota at 9 million hybrids, now makes more than 1 million a yearToyota says it has sold 9 million hybrids globally.
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U.K. electric-car sales finally take off after long lagU.K. electric-car sales hit record highs in the first quarter of 2016.
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Finally, auto industry starts to admit: electric vehicles are betterCarmakers may soon begin promoting electric cars based on their driving experience.
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Half of car buyers hate haggling, but Lexus dealers resist fixed pricesLexus runs into opposition from dealers as it experiments with no-haggle pricing.
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Tesla sales bill in Utah sputters to halt after multiple changes (updated)A Tesla sales bill in Utah stalled after the carmaker itself turned against it.
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Electric-car maker Tesla Motors is the fourth-largest U.S. car maker, but its home in California's Silicon Valley is far from the heartland Detroit base of GM, Ford, and Fiat Chrysler. In Michigan, Tesla is banned by law from selling cars directly to buyers, and from opening Tesla Store retail locations. Now, new skirmishes on several fronts have opened in the company's ongoing and lengthy battle to sell cars legally in the state. CHECK OUT: Where Can Tesla Legally Sell Cars Directly To You? State-By-State Map In November, Tesla applied to the Michigan Secretary of State's office for a "Class...
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Tesla Model S 'Limited Time' Lease Offered At $698 Per MonthTesla is offering a new Model S lease deal.
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2017 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell Priced 'Around $60,000,' CA Launch Before End Of YearHonda says it will begin leasing the Clarity Fuel Cell in California later this year.
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Mitsubishi Mirage: The Unexpected Small-Car SuccessThe Mirage has contributed significantly to Mitsubishi's U.S. sales growth.
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Tesla To Testify At FTC Hearing On Auto-Dealer Franchise LawsThe Federal Trade Commissions will hold a panel discussion on auto-dealer franchise laws January 19.
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Is Chevy Actually Testing New Marketing For The 2016 Volt?The new 2016 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid keeps and expands on all the good points of the first-generation Volt, while fixing a number of the old car's quirks. As we wrote in September, "The new Volt's a great car, and brings practical electric drive to U.S. drivers without a shred of range...
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For the rest of the year, consumers in the northern part of Colorado state can take advantage of a remarkable discount on the world's best-selling electric car. Through December 31, the dealership Tynan's Nissan is offering $9,007 off the retail price of a 2015 Nissan Leaf with an 84-mile range rating. Combined with state and Federal income-tax credits that total $12,700, that brings the effective price of a 2015 Leaf to just a bit more than $10,000. DON'T MISS: Incentive To Buy Used Electric Cars Added For Some California Buyers Colorado has one of the most generous remaining state...
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Most Car Dealers Are Lousy At Selling Electric Cars: Here's WhyDealers still aren't enthusiastic about selling electric cars, a new report finds.
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2016 Tesla Model X Priced From $81,200; All Versions Can Be Ordered NowThe Tesla Model X will start at $81,200, including destination.
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2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Price To Start At $29,270The 2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid will start at just under $30,000.
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'Numerous' Advantages To Laws Mandating Car Dealers, Tesla 'Inconvenient': NADA ChairmanCount on the car-dealer lobbyists of America to keep fighting the good fight on behalf of the state franchise laws that protect their members' businesses by making it illegal for you to buy a car directly from a carmaker. And, for that matter, to throw in comments about the supposed consumer...
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Electric Car Drivers Love 'Em, But Don't Buy 'Em: Why Leasing RulesThe majority of electric-car drivers lease, rather than buy.
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