By MATT BROGAN RECENT pricing forecasts from automotive data agency Blue Flag suggest the average Australian household income falls well short of that required to purchase a new electric vehicle. The Melbourne-based company says its data was compiled based on communication with a range of companies from government agencies to international and leading automotive brands. …
Dealership profitability relies on vehicle sales, yes, but just as significant — or more so — from the service department. A 2019 Cox Automotive study showed that 49 per cent of dealership gross profit comes from fixed-ops, although the COVID-19 pandemic most certainly cut into that as people were driving less. Regardless, it’s big money, …
E-Transit: Ford has sold more than 3,500 E-Transits so far in 2022, which executives say represents about 95 percent of the electric van market. The automaker plans to launch the next-generation E-Transit, built on a dedicated battery platform, in 2026 at its Ohio Assembly Plant. Ford has promised to add a “new commercial vehicle” at …
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THE rise in popularity of the dual-cab ute to become a vehicular reflection of the rugged Australian lifestyle – whether achieved or imaginary – continues to capture an audience and spawn new models. Marginally less appreciated is the off-road-ready large SUV genre, with many contenders based directly on these utes and having similar off-road prowess …
A spokesman for publicly traded Pendragon, in an email, referred Automotive News to the Aug. 5 filing and declined to comment on the identity of the bidder. Tom Dobry, Lithia’s vice president of marketing, in an email to Automotive Newssaid that it doesn’t comment on “any potential acquisition activity until the transaction is complete.” But …
New Apple CarPlay sets up dashboard showdown Automakers have long struggled at infotainment, MyFord Touch being a prime example from the previous decade. So when Apple CarPlay and Google’s Android Auto debuted in 2014, they put most automakers’ infotainment systems to shame. The features replicate their respective smartphone apps for phoning, messaging, navigation and more …
Honda Motor Co. is still two years away from launching its first Honda and Acura brand electric vehicles in the US, but the Japanese automaker is already thinking about how to make use of the new tax credit rules of the freshly signed Inflation Reduction Act. The new rules are hardly a windfall for Honda. …
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Seven years after Volkswagen’s effort to evade vehicle requirements with rigged software came to light, the automaker has paid an enormous price for landing on the wrong side of the green line — the tally of costs, penalties and fines incurred by the company is well into the tens of billions of dollars. And that’s …
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Honda Motor Co. is still two years away from launching its first Honda and Acura brand electric vehicles in the US, but the Japanese automaker is already thinking about how to make use of the new tax credit rules of the freshly signed Inflation Reduction Act. The new rules are hardly a windfall for Honda. …
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Voorhoeve sat down here with News Editor Jerry Hirsch near where Volvo’s electric trucks are operating, hauling goods from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to inland distribution centers, to discuss the progress of self-driving trucks and Volvo’s electric vehicles. Here are edited excerpts. Q: How have your views changed on the rollout …
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