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Indian car dealers worry about deeper discounts amid sales slump

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By: Reuters | Updated on: 06 Sep 2024, 08:58 AM The Indian auto market struggles with high inventory and consumer hesitancy, prompting fears of deeper discounts. per cent, with … The Indian auto market struggles with high inventory and consumer hesitancy, prompting fears of deeper discounts. August sales fell 4.5

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Penske Automotive Buys Largest Ford Dealer Network By Sales

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Penske Automotive Group has just purchased Michigan’s Bill Brown Ford in Michigan, which sells more Ford-badged automobiles than any other retailer in the world. This is the second Ford dealership purchased by the company this year. In the latter market, Penske recently took control of Melbourne-based Porsche dealerships.

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Auto Alliance pushing for passage of Maryland SB 1234 that would require state purchase of ZEVs; 50% of LDVs by 2026

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The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (Auto Alliance) is strongly supporting the passage of Maryland’s SB 1234 , a bill that would require the State of Maryland to purchase zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) for state fleets. The bill also includes a reporting requirement for State agencies that purchase vehicles.

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Karma using independent dealers and company centers for launch or Revero plug-in hybrid

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Karma Automotive’s planned distribution strategy will use both independent dealers and also company owned brand-experience centers to sell and service the new high-end Revero plug-in hybrid. The company said it has been curating best-in-class dealers in key markets in preparation for the Revero going on sale later this year.

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Time To Buy? New Vehicle Inventories And Incentives Are Up

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After several years of swelling vehicle prices and tragically lean inventories, the market has reached a point where dealer lots are getting full and consumers are becoming disinclined to go into quite so much debt in order to purchase a new automobile. market is sitting on 77 days of new product as of September 5th.

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JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

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With the pandemic spreading across the globe, strict lockdowns in key markets, combined with consumer panic and economic uncertainty, have all contributed to the huge decrease in sales last month. And unlike previous recessions, we’re not just dealing with people’s fears or purchase delays. —Felipe Munoz, JATO’s global analyst.

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Saab Automobile and Spyker enter into MOU with Pang Da Automobile on distribution/manufacturing partnership for China and equity participation

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Spyker) announced that it and Saab Automobile AB have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Pang Da Automobile Trade Co., Ltd (Pang Da), China’s largest publicly traded automobile distributor with more than 1100 dealerships nationwide. Pang Da shall make a €30 million (US$42.4