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Lotus May Put The Brakes On Elise EV Development To Wait For Lighter Batteries

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This setup also means the batteries can be positioned in the middle of the chassis, allowing a lower floorplan and a lower driving position than an EV with a skateboard architecture. “The physical size shrinking, and inevitably the mass coming down, allows you to go back to the core values,” he said of solid-state cells.

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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. Data from Black Book, Cox Automotive and J.D. What might happen next in wholesale and retail? “As

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

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The right-hand drives that are currently in consideration and development are the [current, petrol and hybrid] M8 people mover and the GS8 four-wheel drive, and their plug-in hybrid cousins [the E9 and ES9]. They are under very serious assessment [for right-hand drive] at the moment.”

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New BendPak Short 2-Post Lift

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Thats why BendPak developed the 12AP-SRT. Its short columns offer lower product, installation and maintenance costs than full-size two-post lifts, as well as a cleaner floorplan with better sightlines. It offers the versatility, productivity and ergonomics of a two-post lift in a more compact package.

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

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For dealerships, Higher inventories and rising floorplan costs are eating into profit margins, creating a challenging environment for automotive retailers. By clearing out excess stock through leases, dealerships can lower their floorplan expenses.

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Fears emissions law ‘loophole’ will leave dealers with cars they can’t sell as makers scramble to hit targets

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That would leave dealers paying significant floorplan interest costs. A spokesperson for the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts denied the issue was a loophole and said grace periods with new legislation are commonplace.

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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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And developments suggest that a larger presence in U.S. Some recent developments suggest that this type of personal use case for vehicles may become a much larger “sales” channel for U.S. Some automotive retailers are testing the waters right now before inventory grows into a substantial floorplan expense. automotive retailers.

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