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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. While those types of dealerships still exist, they’re losing ground to larger dealer networks.

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Beyond the Car Lot: How Dealerships Can Pave the Way for Electric Mobility

EV Connect

In this demographic, EV purchase hesitancy arises from high prices and interest rates, limited familiarity with the technology, and the perception that charging infrastructure is immature. As such, sales departments must improve their customer experience by adding insightful educational services and support throughout purchasing.

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How to Choose the Right Vehicle for Your Fleet

Clean Fleet Report

Find a Reliable Dealer Near You In the quest for the perfect fleet vehicle, the importance of partnering with a reliable and reputable car dealer cannot be overstated. However, used vehicles can offer substantial savings, particularly when purchased through certified pre-owned programs.

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Tesla’s direct-to-consumer model is better for companies and consumers

Teslarati

Hence, Tesla’s lack of dealers ensures that customers are protected from the poor experience of paying over MSRP. Of those who spent above MSRP, 31% would not buy from the same dealer again, while 27% would no longer buy from the same manufacturer. Why I hate dealers. Just a cool $37,000 OVER MSRP.

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Green Commuter receives $750K to support electric car sharing service in Chattanooga

Green Car Congress

The Transportation Authority award to Green Commuter is part of a $3-million grant from the Tennessee Valley Authority to build solar-assisted car charging stations in Chattanooga. The grant enabled Green Commuter to purchase the Nissan Leafs from a local dealer, and set up a local service and maintenance system.

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Dilawri Automotive Group and Plug’n Drive Launch the MEET

Plug N Drive

Dilawri is the first automotive group of dealers in Canada to make this bold step to engage and educate consumers in a new way with EV experts from Plug’n Drive. Canada has over 27,000 public chargers and is on track to greatly expand on that as governments, car manufacturers and charging network providers build out the network.

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Ecolab partners with Ford Pro to accelerate EV adoption

Baua Electric

To that end, Ecolab will purchase and deploy more than 1,000 Ford F-150 Lightning Pro trucks and Mustang Mach-E crossovers, creating what is anticipated to be the largest all-electric commercial vehicle fleet in California. A switch that should be complete by 2025.

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