AutoSuccess

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Credit unions remain cautiously optimistic about the auto finance landscape through the end of 2024. Most do not anticipate improvements in liquidity and delinquency crises or significant impacts from lowered interest rates until mid-2025, as per CULA’s recent “Future of Auto Finance – The Next Six Months” survey.

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AutoInc.

JUNE 16, 2023

As electric vehicles (EVs) continue to gain popularity, it is crucial for automotive retail businesses to understand and cater to diverse consumer segments. The motivations women may choose electric vehicles are varied but often revolve around environmental consciousness, cost savings, and technology adoption.

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Brake & Front End

JUNE 30, 2023

Managed by the new Stellantis Charging and Energy Business Unit, Free2move Charge addresses electric vehicle customer needs at home, in their business and on-the-go. “As Free2move Charge Home delivers private customers support with installation, financing and warranty of home charging and other energy hardware and services.

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AutoSuccess

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The latest auto finance digital transformation index data illustrates where the industry stands in this operational journey. million used vehicles will be sold in the U.S. Electric Vehicle Sales More shoppers are choosing electric vehicles so far this year than ever, according to vehicle sales data from Cox Automotive.

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Jalopnik

MAY 22, 2024

Good morning! It’s Wednesday, May 22, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift , your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Read more.

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Jalopnik

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Chevrolet's entry level EV offers great range and performance at an affordable price.

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Jalopnik

APRIL 5, 2024

Good morning! It’s Friday, April 5, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift , your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Read more.

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Jalopnik

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The transition to electric vehicles is supposed to be a matter of when not if. Manufacturers have had supply issues building electric vehicles as well as trouble actually selling the ones they have… Read more.

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Jalopnik

AUGUST 16, 2024

The depreciation of electric vehicles is far steeper than data showed just last year. This is a sharp shift from when electric cars were projected in December 2023 to lose half their value in three years. EVs can now lose up to half their value over a single year, based on recent observations. However, the factors… Read more.

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AutoSuccess

AUGUST 16, 2024

Leasing activity and overall penetration has continued to climb, especially in the first quarter as inventory levels normalized further and incentives on electric vehicles accelerated. of new vehicle purchases in Q1, compared with 19.3% in Q1 2023, according to Experian’s Q1 State of the Automotive Finance Market Report.

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Jalopnik

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Much like my heart rate during last night’s Super Bowl , used electric vehicle prices are all over the place , and it doesn’t look like that will change anytime soon. Analysts tell Automotive News that used EV prices will continue to fluctuate, and it’s up to automakers to launch affordable EVs before the current ones… Read more.

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Jalopnik

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Electric vehicles aren’t cheap yet. I mean, to be fair, no cars are cheap anymore with an average transaction price above $48,000 , but now “luxury” EV makers looking to capitalize on a market looking for cheaper all-electric vehicles.

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Jalopnik

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

As it turns out, car dealers seem to know even less than buyers do when it comes to electric vehicles , and they don’t really seem too keen on learning about them. The Washington Post spoke with a number of customers who said dealers tried to redirect them to gas cars or gave them unclear or downright incorrect answers … Read more.

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Jalopnik

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Tesla dramatically dropping the retail prices of its electric vehicles has perhaps been a boon for some of its customers, but the fleet buyers have found the move a bit unnerving. Following the news that Hertz would slow its purchases from Tesla, German competitor Sixt is going a step further , discontinuing purchases… Read more.

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Jalopnik

JULY 3, 2024

For as long as there have been electric vehicles, their critics have disingenuously argued that it’s impossible for EVs to ever take hold in the U.S. until the working class can afford to drive them. Despite that not having been a prerequisite for the proliferation of pricey trucks and SUVs, it’s been a pervasive… Read more.

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Jalopnik

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The Texas Public Policy Foundation, a conservative organization funded at least in part by Chevron and ExxonMobil, recently published a paper condemning the production and purchase of electric vehicles on the basis that they’re socialist nightmare garbage or whatever. The paper asserts that the true cost of electric… Read more.

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Jalopnik

MAY 24, 2024

After worries about charging and range anxiety , the biggest issue many car fans have with electric vehicles is that they’re no fun to drive. They argue that one-pedal driving , regenerative braking and no real gearbox to play with makes them soulless. Now, General Motors is hoping to change that and convert you to its… Read more.

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Jalopnik

MARCH 21, 2024

Automakers across America have plowed millions of dollars into their electric vehicle strategies in recent years. Whether it’s new product development, engineering to create lighter, more powerful motors or investment in new factories, they’ve all spent a small fortune. Now, it turns out that cost may not be paying… Read more.

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Jalopnik

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Toyota is still moving forward with its plan to produce solid-state batteries that it says will give future electric vehicles a range of more than 900 miles. And while production won’t exactly start tomorrow, the current plan to begin in 2027 isn’t too terribly far in the future, either. Except, as it turns out,… Read more.

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Jalopnik

JUNE 26, 2024

Ferrari plans to offer a $7,500 annual battery subscription for its hybrid and future all-electric vehicles. The extended warranty service is intended to ease concerns about range degradation as the battery-equipped Ferrari models age, Bloomberg reports. The Italian automaker also intends for the service to maintain… Read more.

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Jalopnik

MAY 28, 2024

From layoffs at Tesla , Rivian and others to big price cuts on the Ford F-150 Lightning and Mustang Mach-E , Hertz selling off its fleet of electric vehicles , Tesla’s deliveries being down and even Volkswagen delaying the ID7's U.S. launch, it could be easy to get the impression that the EV industry is dying. As Blo… Read more.

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Jalopnik

JANUARY 24, 2024

Tesla boss Elon Musk has been promising an entry-level $25,000 electric vehicle for six years. He first mentioned the possibility of the car in 2018, saying it would happen within three years, then doubled down on the idea at Tesla’s Battery Day in late 2020. According to reports from Reuters , Tesla has inquired with… Read more.

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Jalopnik

APRIL 18, 2024

Electric vehicles are seeing huge discounts right now , but those new lower prices are still not enough to get folks to, y’know, buy them. Now, an ever-more-bloated EV inventory is pushing automakers and dealers to slash prices even further. Five-figure price discounts are no longer out of the question. Read more.

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Jalopnik

MARCH 18, 2024

There are currently 57 electric vehicle models on sale in the U.S., and while Tesla is still the most popular, new players in the electric car market are driving competition and prices keep dropping. EV sales are still growing, though that rate of growth has slowed dramatically over the last year or so. The… Read more.

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Jalopnik

JANUARY 29, 2024

GM is all in on electric vehicles. Through 2025, the company plans to spend some $35 billion on bringing more EVs to market. While that plan has had a bit of a rough start , GM’s dealers are thinking about a segment GM has essentially abandoned: hybrids. Read more.

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Jalopnik

MAY 1, 2024

For many owners of early electric vehicles from a decade or more ago, that seems to be the answer to electrical issues. When you were a kid and you had a little radio control car that you zoomed around the kitchen floor or built jumps for in the back yard, did you throw it away when the batteries died ?

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Jalopnik

AUGUST 21, 2024

Ford has once again announced a change in its electric vehicle strategy after canceling its plans for a three-row EV in favor of much smaller, more affordable models that might actually be able to make money. Read more.

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Jalopnik

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Right now, the reality for electric vehicles is pretty grim. People are buying EVs, but the growth in sales is cooling. That’s having a ripple effect, from rising EV inventory at dealers to automakers rethinking their EV investments and production plans. Even EV charging companies are taking a hit. Read more.

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Jalopnik

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Mercedes-Benz electric vehicles are spending nearly three months sitting on dealer lots. Data shows that it took Mercedes dealers an average of 82 days to sell the automaker’s battery-powered EQ models , according to Automotive News. Read more.

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Jalopnik

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The Nio ET7 is already one of the highest-range electric vehicles available globally, with its 100-kWh battery pack option giving the large Chinese sedan a range of 435 miles on the European NEDC cycle (which is more optimistic than the EPA cycle). Now the ET7 is offered with a huge 150-kWh semi-solid-state battery… Read more.

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Jalopnik

DECEMBER 14, 2023

New numbers about non-Tesla EV market share and how many dealerships are selling electric vehicles are showing just how much Tesla’s market edge has shrunk in the past few years, according to data compiled by iSeeCars.com. Read more.

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Jalopnik

OCTOBER 4, 2023

It’s tough starting a new electric vehicle company these days, just ask Faraday Future or Lordstown Motors. But Rivian seemed like one of the good ones that might actually make it, as it’s been shipping its electric trucks out to customers for almost two years now.

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Jalopnik

MARCH 20, 2024

Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna says the automaker’s future electric vehicle will not be quiet like other EVs. This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. Italians are traditionally not quiet people. Growing up in New Jersey and living amongst them means I have first-hand knowledge of this fact. Vigna intends to carry… Read more.

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RepairSmith

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Let’s dive into how electric cars can be a positive choice for both the planet and your finances. How Do Electric Cars Benefit the Environment? In contrast, electric vehicles (EVs) produce zero tailpipe emissions. While electric cars offer impressive performance, they also come with certain limitations: 1.

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Jalopnik

MARCH 26, 2024

The move comes as demand for electric vehicles softens and a price war among EV makers rages on. Tesla is now going to offer U.S. customers a one-month free trial of its Full Self-Driving beta driver-assist system , according to a post on X from company CEO Elon Musk. Both factors have hurt Tesla’s sales and margins. Read more.

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Jalopnik

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Now, with the advent of electric vehicles, they’re getting even more popular overseas , but our attitudes toward them over here aren’t changing. Minicars and microcars aren’t a thing in the U.S. Despite their popularity in Europe and Asia, tiny cars have never been able to get a foothold stateside. Read more.

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Jalopnik

JUNE 10, 2024

Most electric vehicle manufacturers have seen their stock prices decline across the first half of 2024 , but one comparatively tiny company that builds comparatively massive EVs, Blue Bird, the school bus company , is outperforming expectations. Thanks to a $5 billion government incentive program , the company has a… Read more.

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