Despite tightening among captive finance companies, the Credit Availability Index was essentially flat on a month-to-month basis in September, ticking back up to July’s 98.1 mark after falling by 0.2% in August. +
Ford has followed General Motors by unwinding a program intended to claim expiring $7,500 federal EV tax credits for future customers under pressure from U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno. +
GM tells Bloomberg the factory will replace the expired $7,500 federal EV tax credit with $6,000 in “lease support” cash following unrelated reports of a similar move at Stellantis. +
Tesla delivered 497,099 units to U.S. buyers and lessees in Q3, setting a single-quarter record as the clock ran out on the $7,500 federal EV tax credit. +
Toyota, Hyundai and Ford lead in year-over-year gains in Automotive News’s Q3 and September sales reports, which show a boom for electrified units and welcome news for Stellantis dealers. +
Automotive News reports Ford and General Motors have been working with dealers to secure an unknown number of $7,500 federal tax credits for EV shoppers before they expire. +
California Gov. Gavin Newsom now says there will be no state-funded replacement for the expiring $7,500 federal tax credit for EV buyers, reneging on a promise he made in November. +
The California New Car Dealers Association is suing to prevent further collections of deposits for the upcoming Afeela 1 EV, which the factory plans to sell directly to consumers. +
A 31% jump in EV lease penetration helped drive front-end gross on new lease deals into negative territory for the first time since 2020, according to the latest StoneEagleDATA report. +
Kelley Blue Book analysts say strong, steady incentive spending kept new vehicle prices in check in July, a month in which EV discounts soared to record highs ahead of significant changes to federal policy. +
