DealNow’s Brad Parker urges DealerELITE readers frustrated by EV pricing and selection in the auction lanes to leverage emerging technology designed to connect dealers with private sellers. +
Former dealer and newly elected U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno’s Transportation Freedom Act would revise and standardize fuel economy standards and offer tax savings to domestic manufacturers. +
The 2025 U.S. Electric Vehicle Experience Ownership Study finds battery electric vehicle buyers are increasingly satisfied with their purchases and 94% say they would buy another one. +
Lotlinx’s Q4 Quarterly Vincensus Report finds sales of hybrid vehicles increased by 23% between the third and fourth quarter of 2024, accounting for 22% of all U.S. new vehicle sales. +
The South Carolina Consumer Freedom Act has stalled following a subcommittee hearing, a setback for Scout Motors’ campaign to sell directly to consumers in the state where its EVs will be built. +
NADA analysts say U.S. dealers were on track to sell 15.6 million new units in 2025 at the end of January, a fifth straight year-over-year increase but a minor letdown following a strong December. +
The State reports that, barring the passage of a proposed bill, residents of the state where Scout Motors EVs are built will have to travel to Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia or Florida to buy one. +
Citing plateauing demand, dealers and other experts agree California car buyers are not likely to close the gap required to meet the state’s goal of 35% zero-emission sales by the 2026-MY. +
Edmunds editors put 50,000 miles on more than 300 U.S.-sold vehicles to determine which cars, trucks and SUVs they would tell their friends and family members to buy. +
President Trump ordered an end to the federal “EV mandate,” targeting sales goals, funds for charging infrastructure and state-level emissions standards. EV tax credits could be next. +
