Month: November 2022

Dealerships don’t always need to sell customers on the car. Sometimes just putting them in the right environment can do the trick. It helps to add a little glitz to the mix with drinks and fancy hors d’oeuvres, as Helfman Maserati of Houston has found. The store showcased the luxury brand’s new Grecale crossover for
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This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discuss Tesla’s FSD Beta wide release, Cybertruck reservations reaching 1.5 million, TSLA investors asking the board for help, and more. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As a
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BMW is doubling its investment at its Hungarian factory to 2 billion euros ($2.1 billion), adding a high-voltage battery assembly facility that will create more than 500 jobs. Locating the battery assembly at the Debrecen plant will help BMW streamline logistics for production of its next generation electric cars that will use the “Neue Klasse”
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LOS ANGELES — The Toyota brand‘s North American boss has a long-term homework project: Figure out a way to convert recent lessees-turned-buyers back into lessees three or four years down the road. It’s a tough task, David Christ admits, and one that will require a lot of creativity to complete as inventory and reduced incentives
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In this article RNO-FR ENGI-FR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Renault logo photographed in Bavaria, Germany. The French automotive giant says it’s targeting carbon neutrality in Europe by 2040 and globally by 2050. Igor Golovniov/Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The Renault Group is working with French utility Engie on the development
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Stellantis said it would reorganize its European dealers’ network in July next year, starting in Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. “The rest of Europe will progressively follow in the implementation of the new distribution scheme,” Stellantis said on Thursday. As part of its efforts to cut costs and support investment for electrification, Stellantis last
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With its new Ariya electric crossover cruising toward American shores, Nissan Motor Co. has unveiled a program to smoothen EV adoption and prime the sales pump. EV Carefree+ will offer Ariya buyers a battery warranty and a year of complimentary access to the EVgo public fast-charging network. Also included: 3 years/36,000 miles of scheduledmaintenance, which
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The only Ferrari Enzo delivered from the factory in matte black is headed to auction with RM Sotheby’s. It’s scheduled to cross the block at the auction house’s Sassuolo, Italy, sale, running December 5-7. Matte black was not a standard color for the Enzo, but of the 400 cars completed, 20 were “Extracampionario” cars finished
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BERLIN — Volkswagen Group brands have halted all paid activities on Twitter until further notice, a spokesperson for the automaker said. Earlier this month, VW Group, which owns Audi together with the VW, Seat, Cupra, Lamborghini and Bentley brands, said it had recommended the brands pause paid advertising on Twitter until further notice following Elon
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General Motors is thinking long term as it prices its upcoming electric vehicles, steering clear of “opportunistic” pricing in favor of a lineup spanning segments and price points, executives say. The Detroit automaker is banking on customers switching from gasoline-powered cars to EVs as it prepares to put more models on sale next year and
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