Automotive Views

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

In our opinion: Scout Motors' direct sales plan will be a painful headache for VW

It's one thing for startups such as Tesla to try to retail their vehicles without franchised dealers. That choice places them at a disadvantage, in our opinion, but it is a choice they are free to make because they don't have binding contractual agreements with retailers across the nation. That is not the case with VW Group.

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Jack Walsworth: Scout-dealer saga is centered on independence

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Larry P. Vellequette: First payments from $1.2 billion parts settlement finally coming

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	ZF is Innovating with Purpose for Safer Mobility

The future begins where ideas originate and grow. At ZF, a piece of the future is created every day – imagined, developed, and produced with the passion of our employees. ZF is pushing boundaries and breaking through barriers innovating advanced systems that automate, electrify and enable safer mobility for a brighter future for all. Join us on this exciting voyage into transforming the way we move!

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Leo Michael Cartoons

VW's Scout Motors plans to retail its vehicles directly to consumers, bypassing the legacy automaker's extensive networks of franchised dealerships for VW, Audi and other brands.

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Alex Griffis: What dealerships need to know about mobile car shoppers' online browsing habits

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Bryant Walker Smith examines the state of the self-driving industry (episode 274)

The University of South Carolina professor and autonomous driving safety expert discusses Tesla's Cybercab rollout, Waymo's growing operations and how self-driving rules, regulations and laws might be shaped by upcoming elections.

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