Random Car News Thread

[Donalex]

Wayne Carinni featured a three million mile Volvo on Chasing Classic Cars a few years ago.

 

[trackratZ]

This world is messed up!! 370Z toast!!

https://www.carscoops.com/2023/05/s...ring-chaotic-oakland-sideshow-80-cars-seized/

 

[takemorepills]

This world is messed up!! 370Z toast!!

https://www.carscoops.com/2023/05/s...ring-chaotic-oakland-sideshow-80-cars-seized/

What
The
Fuck

I bet all those cars are stolen. Insurance rates are just going to keep going up.

 

[Y_PLZ]

Interesting watch

 

[trackratZ]

Current dealer sales system bleeding, not just Nissan. Need more D2C's in the future even from ICE dealers. They can still make $$ from Service and Parts.

"The new report published by Automotive News included the sales of three top D2C carmakers, Tesla, Rivian, and Lucid. It multiplied the sales numbers from these brands with the average gross profit per vehicle sold at a dealer in California. Specifically, the 193,707 D2C EV sales, of which 97.1% were Tesla vehicles, which amounted to a gross profit loss of roughly $700,000 per dealer and a $910 million loss for dealers cumulatively.

It should be noted that, due to the higher average sales prices of EVs from Tesla, Rivian, and Lucid, these losses most predominantly affected the state’s luxury brands, especially those that currently lack EV offerings.

In response to these findings, Californian dealers pointed to Tesla’s supply capabilities as the differentiating factor. With consumers able to order online and receive their vehicles in a matter of weeks, Tesla was able to more quickly address customers than dealers, who are often limited in available inventory. Not only did this save customers from having to search multiple dealers for the vehicle they wanted, but it meant they could select every aspect of the vehicle they desired.

Not all dealers pointed to supply as the only constraint, though it was at the core of many of their concerns. Some dealers noted that Tesla’s availability of EVs specifically made them attractive to consumers who were often not interested in a gas vehicle as an alternative. Moreover, until recently, traditional automakers lacked a large variety of EV offerings for consumers, meaning customers would more often be further constrained in their choice."

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-sales-cost-dealers-profit-california/

 

[Donalex]

Sales>gas - both made from dinosaurs.

 

[Captain_Kirk]

 

[gymratter]

this is a crazy one

Distracted Driver Launches Car Off Flatbed Truck After Looking At Another Crash In GA

https://www.carscoops.com/2023/05/d...k-after-glancing-at-another-crash-in-georgia/

 

[LeatherWings]

this is a crazy one

Distracted Driver Launches Car Off Flatbed Truck After Looking At Another Crash In GA

https://www.carscoops.com/2023/05/d...k-after-glancing-at-another-crash-in-georgia/

 

[indio22]

Auto dealerships wanting to keep their status and power.

Snips from the article:
"The car dealers in Dallas were gathering on the 10-year anniversary of a triumphant 2013 stand they took, as a political bloc, against direct sales in Texas. That year, the Legislature of the Lone Star State downed proposals to allow direct sales of vehicles there—thanks to millions in campaign donations and lobbying outlays from the dealers. After another takedown, in 2017, the Houston Chronicle marveled that dealers are “astonishingly difficult to dislodge.” Now Teslas made in Texas have to be shipped out of the state and then reimported across state lines to any buyers in Texas who purchase them online, one of many ridiculous workarounds born of dealer-protection laws."

"... They’re in court in California, Texas, Colorado, Mississippi, and Florida, among other places, to keep laws on the books that prevent cars from being sold by manufacturers or that prevent manufacturers from servicing their own cars or otherwise encroaching on their business model."

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/05/rich-republicans-party-car-dealers-2024-desantis.html

 

[takemorepills]

Auto dealerships wanting to keep their status and power.

Snips from the article:
"The car dealers in Dallas were gathering on the 10-year anniversary of a triumphant 2013 stand they took, as a political bloc, against direct sales in Texas. That year, the Legislature of the Lone Star State downed proposals to allow direct sales of vehicles there—thanks to millions in campaign donations and lobbying outlays from the dealers. After another takedown, in 2017, the Houston Chronicle marveled that dealers are “astonishingly difficult to dislodge.” Now Teslas made in Texas have to be shipped out of the state and then reimported across state lines to any buyers in Texas who purchase them online, one of many ridiculous workarounds born of dealer-protection laws."

"... They’re in court in California, Texas, Colorado, Mississippi, and Florida, among other places, to keep laws on the books that prevent cars from being sold by manufacturers or that prevent manufacturers from servicing their own cars or otherwise encroaching on their business model."

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/05/rich-republicans-party-car-dealers-2024-desantis.html

Yup, and every markup and add-on we pay for gives them money for their lobbyists

 

[jdm-rhd]

 

[V35]

I hate super bright headlights. It’s usually trucks and suvs

 

[Donalex]

Kia Stinger replacement coming, 600+ HP EV power:
https://jalopnik.com/kia-is-working-on-a-604-hp-ev-flagship-replacement-for-1850558718

 

[Haste]

Alpine Confirms 2027 U.S. Expansion, New Electric Sports Cars

The French sports-car brand reaffirmed its plans to expand into the United States and also revealed that it will bring back the A310 name on a four-seat coupe.

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a44346970/alpine-usa-expansion-electric-sports-cars-details/

A290_β Concept