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Vroom Goes Bust: Online Used Car Giant Stops Sales, Lays Off 90% Of Staff

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Customers who have already signed a contract to buy or sell a vehicle should reach out to Vroom’s support team at (855)-524-1300. “Despite significant efforts to do so, we ultimately were unable to raise the necessary capital in the current market. . Obviously, we are very disappointed with this outcome.”

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Vroom Used Car Retailer Announces End to Ecommerce Operations, Liquidating Inventory

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Vroom’s move comes as a response to challenges in securing additional capital for its operations, particularly in extending the vehicle floorplan facility beyond its current expiration date of March 31, 2024. Despite concerted efforts, the company faced difficulties raising the necessary capital in the current market environment.

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Lane watch: The numbers battle involving full-size pickups

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Sending a full-size truck to auction appears to be as much of a heartburn-triggering situation for franchised dealers as seeing that new model sitting in inventory and on the store floorplan for 100 days or more. One other note from the wholesale market. Data from Black Book, Cox Automotive and J.D.

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Inside Chinese brand GAC’s bold plan to storm Australian sales top 10

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We’re not exactly looking to be coming into the market with a very, very aspirational target,” said Mr Lau. “In He said there’s an increasing appetite from GAC to tackle the Australian market, with a renewed focus from head office on right-hand drive production. This includes building a plant in Thailand to build Aion EVs.

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The $740 Challenge: How Savvy Dealerships Are Turning the Tables

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Explore 2024 automotive market and leasing trends, with strategies for dealerships to navigate economic pressures and boost profitability. As we moved into July, there were signs of recovery in the retail vehicle market. Solutions for Dealerships Many dealers ask how they can help customers while maintaining profitability.

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NextGear Capital Offers Tips for Independent Dealer Success in 2024

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Cox Automotive expects small gains in the used-vehicle market, despite limited availability. You are being evaluated just the same as you assess your customers. Be aware of how much credit you have — especially if you have multiple floorplan lenders — and stay away from hard money lenders who drain a dealer’s cash flow daily.

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Micro-leases, subscriptions, long-term rentals, whatever you call it, will it become a third ‘sales’ channel?

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New-car purchases now were only for the affluent, and that middle class folks are priced out of the market for new vehicles — not just for EVs, all new vehicles. it’s clear that the mainstream EVs and PHEVs coming onstream (100 new models in the next 30 months) are going to have a tough time selling even with generous customer incentives.

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