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Ford Gives Dealers Up To $22,500 To Push F-150 Lightning Sales

Carscoops

Read: F-150 Sales Slump Spurs Ford’s Controversial Dealer Incentive Plan A memo sent to dealers stated the program is designed to “further test the logistics and efficiencies of RRCs and to increase RRC engagement.” It’s too early to say how the program may impact buyers. ” The subtext here?

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BYD Seagull could come to UK in brand's affordable EV push

Autocar

Chinese firm is "keen to have" Dacia Spring rival in UK, and sees suitable space in its line-up BYD’s UK bosses are keen for the company to offer the low-cost BYD Seagull electric car to British buyers. We’re switched onto supply chain and logistics and ‘build our own’“ when it comes to components.

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Dacia considering new estate, city car and Twizy-style EV

Autocar

But the £15k Spring is built in China, which significantly dents its profitability in Europe, and moving production here would be a "complicated thing to do" because of the huge work needed to rebuild the supply chain and logistics network.

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Exclusive: Microlino EV bubble car on sale in UK this year

Autocar

Co-founder Oliver Ouboter told Autocar that the brand will begin sales “before the summer” and it aims to launch its retail network by partnering with an existing dealer franchise. He said: “We needed to understand how we do it with logistics, importing and so on. Ouboter cited Brexit as the reason for its delayed UK launch.

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I drove the electric Kia EV9 around Australia – here’s how it went (honestly)

Drive.com

RELATED: 2024 Kia EV9 pricing and specifications Rather than attempting to prove it can be done, then, our lap was a clockwise run around this massive continent to explore some of the amazing things you can see, plus a closer look at the inherent logistical issues associated with charging electric vehicles in remote areas. Salubrious?

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‘It was a disaster’: The big problem with electric car insurance claims

Drive.com

Beyond logistical challenges, substantial costs and safety concerns can arise when electric cars sustain significant structural damage. “If “There are fewer repairers trained and authorised to work on EVs, but this network is growing. They won’t sell a part to anyone outside of their network,” Mr Stone says.

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The biggest challenges facing automotive retail in 2024 (and how to tackle them)

Autocar

A quadruple whammy of Covid, Brexit, logistics crises, and now the cost-of-living crisis cutting consumer confidence mean that UK car sales have been down by around -30% for three consecutive years and have only just started to recover – increasing by 17.9% So, flexibility is important.”

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