Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

A bill currently in the Virginia Senate ( SB 1410 ) would require manufacturers that stop producing a line of cars to buy back unsold cars from dealers, pay up to three years’ rent on the dealership and pay fair market value of the franchise up to its value two years ago. R-Warren, a lawyer who represents car dealers. Section 5c.)

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Every month, and often more frequently, a new story appears about the state-by-state battle between Tesla Motors and auto-dealer lobbyists. In some states, Tesla is permitted to sell its electric cars online, deliver them to customers, and open as many Tesla Store showrooms as it wants.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

M-9000-MACH-E, the e-crate motor is now available at authorized Ford parts warehouse dealers or online at Ford Performance Parts. Each Eluminator e-crate motor produces 281 horsepower and 317 lb-ft (430 N·m) of torque and is street-legal in all 50 states.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2014

A study by researchers at the Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis finds that buyers of plug-in vehicles (PEVs) are substantially less satisfied with the dealer purchase experience than buyers of conventional vehicles—with the notable exception of Tesla buyers. In some cases, dealers outright discouraged PEV purchases.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 24, 2025

Shelby offers two primary versions of the car: The street-based GT350, and the track-ready, street-legal GT350R. That said, buyers can get a GT350 or GT350R at one of Shelbys authorized Ford dealers. The GT350 gets upgraded suspension, a new exhaust, and Shelby styling. Images: Shelby American] Become aTTAC insider.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

John Forehand, one of the lawyers representing the dealers in the lawsuit, told Automotive News that Volkswagen owns more than 30 percent of Scout Motors. He believes that this is sufficient to settle the matter in court because Florida law states that as the threshold for viewing a business being legally viewed as a common entity.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In what could be a tacit admission the transition to electric vehicles is going approximately as smoothly as a Michigan secondary road, it is being reported that suits at the Blue Oval are rolling back some of the requirements demanded of dealers in order to shill EVs to customers. Of course, our readers in the B&B know the difference.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 10, 2024

Automakers are locked in a heated battle for EV supremacy in the United States, but one dealer group is alleging that Hyundai’s numbers might not be entirely accurate. That move would make sales figures look better without dealers moving any additional EV inventory.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 3, 2022

Ford is now facing pushback from dealers in numerous states over its EV sales plan. This certification is required for any dealer selling Ford electric vehicles. Depending on how much dealers choose to invest, they will receive a correlating number of electric vehicles to sell. million into EV charging infrastructure.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 29, 2022

One thing I’ve been reading about a lot on social media the last couple of years is dealers taking big advantage of new products and then later supply issues. When there are more customers and fewer cars, dealers end up in a position to sometimes charge whatever they want, and legally there’s little in their […].

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 10, 2024

If true, the broader ramifications of this would be that CDK Global had intentionally forced retailers to pay higher prices while keeping useful information from them likely resulting in those costs trickling down to consumers while ensuring it maintained the lions share of the dealer services market. CDK's technology is outdated.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 3, 2024

In early May, it filed a lawsuit against the dealer , claiming racketeering, fraud, and stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in incentives. Kia said that O’Brien’s schemes hurt other dealers because they took inventory away from them when supply was far short of demand.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2014

17 Group models already meet the updated legal requirements set by the Chinese authorities to qualify as “especially energy-efficient vehicles.”. In addition, the Group’s dealer network will see significant growth and increase by 50% from the present approximately 2,400 dealerships to more than 3,600. —Martin Winterkorn.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Ford introduced its tiered dealer program nearly twelve months ago, splitting stores interested in selling electric into “Model e Certified Elite” and “Model e Certified.” In exchange, dealers are given access to demo vehicles and a factory guarantee for limited EV allocations.&

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Ford’s Model e EV certification program, which was announced last year, has attracted its own fair share of critics from the automaker’s dealers. Since the program was announced, hundreds of dealers have reportedly opted out of the Model E program despite initially opting in for the initiative.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 14, 2022

2022 : The “Kindle” of license plates— Reviver ’s connected, digital RPlate —is now legal for use by any California car-owner, following a 10,000-car pilot that started in 2018. Identifying cars as legal for travel in high-occupancy vehicle lanes. Update 14 Oct. That’s so last year.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 22, 2024

Dealers are often the first group to sound concerns when something changes in the auto industry, whether they’re justified in their complaints or not. The group placed an ad in the April 15 issue of Automotive News and has collected support from all 50 state and 21 metro-area dealer associations.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2020

The design of the speed camera feature (if legal in a certain country) has received a design overhaul. This autumn, customers of Hyundai models already equipped with Bluelink can visit their certified Hyundai dealer in order to get a software upgrade so they can enjoy these new services as well. Speed cameras.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Bryan Avila, are set to prohibit automakers from selling vehicles direct to consumer, preventing automakers from reserving vehicles for customers, and restricting automakers from incentivizing or forcing dealers to sell certain types of vehicles, including EVs. What do you think of the article? Shoot me an email at william@teslarati.com.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2009

Tengzhong will also assume existing dealer agreements relating to HUMMER’s dealership network. The team intends to expand HUMMER’s dealer network worldwide, particularly into new markets such as China. GM had earlier announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding on the sale, without identifying the prospective buyer.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Buick dealers in rural areas are moving in favor of buyouts from General Motors instead of shifting toward EV adoption, dealerships said. GM is not the only company attempting to push dealers to transition to predominant EV sales over the next decade. In September , GM said it would offer Buick dealerships in the U.S.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 14, 2017

Its auto-dealer lobbyists, however, are equally large and powerful. DON'T MISS: Tesla Loses Legal. Its politics is bare-knuckle, its hats are big, and so are its ranches. It also generates more renewable wind energy than any other state in the union.

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InsideEVs

JULY 9, 2024

Plus, Hyundai is preparing for a legal battle with a dealer group, and Honda's 0 series EVs will share a platform with Sony's Afeela brand.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2012

and Chief Legal Officer, Toyota Motor North America, said: This agreement marks a significant step forward for our company, one that will enable us to put more of our energy, time and resources into Toyota’s central focus: making the best vehicles we can for our customers and doing everything we can to meet their needs.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2009

It will also assume the existing dealer agreements relating to HUMMER’s dealership network. Credit Suisse is acting as exclusive financial advisor and Shearman & Sterling is acting as international legal counsel to Tengzhong on this transaction. Citi is acting as financial advisor to GM.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 16, 2015

Well, add one more to the list of states where Tesla Motors can legally sell its electric cars--and do so without having to use franchised dealers. Green Maryland Politics Tesla Motors dealers dealerships plug-in cars state laws' Buyers then complete their purchase of the car.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

The proposed voluntary reorganization will be a self-managed, legal process under Swedish law headed by an independent administrator appointed by the court who will work closely with the Saab Automobile management team.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 10, 2024

Now, however, it’s been reported by Tesla Owners of Kentucky that Tesla has gained an official sales license in the state, as can also be seen in a renewed list of automotive dealers posted by the state on Friday. RELATED: Tesla direct sales under threat from dealer-backed bills in Florida What are your thoughts?

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InsideEVs

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Plus, Scout's direct sales model draws legal scrutiny from dealers, and Californians vote out Tesla with their wallets.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

Navigant suggests that, since the automakers have already designed the vehicles that they will be selling in 2018, they will become more vocal in 2014 to push for changes; the firm expects the dispute to escalate, perhaps resulting in legal action. Automakers will want to tap into connectivity to offer information and entertainment services.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 7, 2022

. “It has come to our attention that a limited number of dealerships are interacting with customers in a manner that is negatively impacting customer satisfaction and damaging to the Ford Motor Company brand and Dealer Body reputation,” Andrew Frick, VP of Sales for Ford’s U.S. and Canadian operations, said.

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Teslarati

JULY 30, 2021

This decision goes against the wishes of the Virginia Automobiles Dealers Association (VADA), which will not plan a legal challenge. Tesla will still need to obtain a license issued by the Motor Vehicle Dealer Board to have permission to operate as a car sales entity. It was an easy way out.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2023

According to global technology intelligence firm ABI Research, performing these legally required software updates in-person costs OEMs half a billion dollars annually. By 2028, automakers in the United States will use Over-the-Air (OTA) update capabilities to save US$1.5 billion by remotely implementing fixes to product recalls.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2015

If NHTSA determines, based on the hearing and other evidence, that the company has failed its legal obligations under the Motor Vehicle Safetsy Act, the agency could order actions designed to improve the company’s performance, including the buy-back or replacement of affected vehicles. It is not enough to identify defects.

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Teslarati

JULY 1, 2024

On Monday, CDK told dealerships it expected to have the DMS restored by July 3 or 4, although the company is also facing legal action from some of the dealerships, according to reports. “We anticipate all dealers’ connections will be live by late Wednesday, July 3, or early morning Thursday, July 4.”

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 19, 2024

The National Automobile Dealers Association protested the decision, joining the Texas Auto Dealers Association in filing a petition in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, leading to a pause on the FTC's rule. Dealers found to be violating CARS rules could see fines of $50,120 for every offense.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 22, 2022

Make directly selling to customers legal and empower consumers by not making them haggle with dealerships. The simplest way to sell EVs in America is to forgo the dealership model. In an article in The Atlantic, the author discussed the problem with dealerships and their allies in the political system in the US. In a […].

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