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Fisker scraps direct sales and turns to auto dealers for sales

Teslarati

We decided we would rather give that money to a dealer so that we could expand faster,” said Henrik Fisker, the CEO, President, and Chairman of the EV startup. In September 2023, Fisker shared that it ramped production of the all-electric Ocean crossover SUV to 300 units per day.

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GM will offer U.S. Buick franchise dealers buyouts

Teslarati

General Motors said that it will offer all of its Buick franchise dealers in the U.S. In June 2022, Buick announced plans to go all-electric by 2030 starting with a crossover SUV in 2024. Global Vice President of Buick and GMC, Duncan Aldred, told WSJ that shifting to EVs will require significant investments by Buick dealers.

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Can Acura’s new sales tool help it compete in the US EV market?

Baua Electric

Acura’s new digital experience tool is designed to help reverse slumping sales as its first EV, the ZDX, rolls out to dealers in the US. After launching its first EV , the ZDX, in May, Acura introduced a new way to buy its vehicles as it looks to spark sales in the US. Traditional buying processes can take “hours.”

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Interview: Jenny Chang, Kia Seltos Product Manager

Clean Fleet Report

This gave Clean Fleet Report the opportunity to sit down with the Seltos Product Manager, Jenny Chang, to discuss the latest updates to this compact SUV. It is the most affordable of our all-wheel drive-equipped SUVs, sliding between the Soul and Sportage in price. When Will It Be in Dealers? So we have checked those boxes.

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Vinfast electric truck, Hertz selling EVs for gasoline, by-wire firsts: Today’s Car News

Baua Electric

The rental-car giant Hertz has announced that it’s selling a third of its EV fleet —about 20,000 EVs, including some Teslas—to buy gasoline cars. And Vietnam’s Vinfast revealed an electric pickup concept, a $20,000 mini electric SUV, and a retro-styled e-bike, all at this week’s CES in Las Vegas. -certified.

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A stack of lies you could drive a Toyota HiLux through | Opinion

EV Central

It was a Mazda dealer that allowed Peter Dutton to wander around this week, rubbishing Labor’s plans to save everyone money on their fuel bills while saving the environment at least a tiny bit, and to drop his factless truth bombs about how good we are already and how much it’s all going to drive up the prices of our beloved utes.

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Fisker slashes MSRPs of Ocean trims by tens of thousands as it fights to stay in business

Baua Electric

2023 was already a rough year as Fisker had to lower its production targets several times, pivoting toward a strategy with dealer networks to try and boost sales. At the time, Fisker explained it was seeking assistance from a “large automaker” to continue its progress with the Ocean SUV and the three additional EV models in its pipeline.

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