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Volkswagen of America to invest $20M in 50-state EV dealer readiness program

Green Car Congress

As a direct result of the program—which will continue through June 2022—Volkswagen dealers have added 23,490 kW of charging capacity, trained more than 1,260 EV service technicians, and implemented dedicated EV Specialists to create e-mobility centric consumer experiences across the country. To date, the ID.4

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Car Buyers Fight Back With Dealer Markup Tracker

CleanTechnica EVs

Buying cars in 2022 can be a huge headache. Not only are some cars hard to find at all with dealers selling out of popular models, but there’s also the issue of dealer markup. This is when a dealer sells a car for more than the MSRP, or Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price.

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Alfa Romeo starts production of its first plug-in hybrid; Tonale offers 30 miles electric range

Green Car Congress

The Tonale PHEV will begin arriving at dealers in June. The Tonale enters the premium compact CUV segment with standard all-wheel drive, more than 30 miles (48 km) of electric range and a starting US manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of $42,995.

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Car Dealers to President Biden: ‘enthusiasm has stalled’ for EVs

Teslarati

Over 3,000 car dealers sent a letter to President Biden expressing their concerns about his administration’s push toward electric vehicles (EVs). Car dealers have informed the President that enthusiasm for electric vehicles has stalled, hinting at concerns over the demand for EVs. But that enthusiasm has stalled.

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Tesla continues California domination, still holding over 50 percent EV market share

Teslarati

Tesla dominates in California but EV growth is the true winner According to data from the California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA), Tesla sold 159,619 vehicles through the first three quarters of the year, down from the 182,689 it sold in 2023 through Q3. Although Tesla lost 8.5 percent of the EV sales in California in 2024.

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Volkswagen offering subscriptions to ID.3 and ID.4 in Germany

Green Car Congress

Volkswagen is now offering car subscriptions for the ID.3 As part of our ACCELERATE strategy, we are continuing our rapid and systematic transformation from car manufacturer to mobility services provider. family, but the platform will later be made available to dealers to offer combustion engine and hybrid vehicles as well.

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Groupe Renault changes China strategy: light commercial vehicles and electric passenger cars

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Chinese ICE passenger car market. In China, it successfully launched the Renault City K-ZE in 2019, the first joint venture EV car competing in A segment with local automakers. Groupe Renault expects to reinforce its partnership with Nissan and Dongfeng within eGT to make K-ZE a worldwide car.

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