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Bank Study Claims 52 Percent of Households Postponed New Vehicle Purchases

The Truth About Cars

A survey conducted by Santander Holdings USA, attempting to probe the status of middle-class households over the last twelve months, has reported that over half are actively delaying new-vehicle purchases. While we’re focused entirely on automotive issues, home ownership has indeed played a factor in reducing vehicle purchases.

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Tesla deletes its blog post stating all cars have self-driving hardware

Baua Electric

Tesla has cleaned up its website’s blog section, deleting all posts prior to 2019. Prior to yesterday, Tesla’s website contained a backlog of blog posts reaching back to the beginning of the company. It’s a shame, because a lot of the history of Tesla can be seen through those blog posts.

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LIVE BLOG: Tesla Q1 2024 earnings call

Teslarati

He also admitted that Tesla’s vehicle purchasing process has become overcomplicated. Tesla will aim to optimize its buying process for it would be possible to “buying a car in under a minute.” Musk also mentioned that Tesla may buy back shares down the line. “Any tree that grows, it needs pruning.

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OLA S1 Electric Scooter Ownership Blog

Plug In India

My blog unearthed a lot of the inner workings on that vehicle. Do read my blog , where i talk about the same in greater detail. Avoid buying EV's from such companies. I will only buy a small electric car that costs less than Rs 6-7 lakhs. If you are buying a petrol scooter in 2022, don't! Why the OLA Scooter?

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Time To Buy? New Vehicle Inventories And Incentives Are Up

The Truth About Cars

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. Everything is relative in the world of car buying. elections play out.

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Penske Automotive Buys Largest Ford Dealer Network By Sales

The Truth About Cars

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. Penske had previously bought Don Allen Auto Service Inc. in Massachusetts.

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Hertz CEO Leaves After Buying 100,000 Teslas

The Truth About Cars

Almost all of us have made a boneheaded purchase or three in our lives. But few are notable as the debacle at Hertz, a company which most gearheads know decided to buy tens of thousands of electric vehicles only to bin them at severely subvented prices. Now, the CEO is stepping down from his role.

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