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#automakers — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. Study Quantifies How Much the #CarDealership Model Costs Customers—And It Ain’t Pretty
    State laws requiring #automakers to sell #cars to customers through franchised dealerships are adding between $3,934 and $4,992 to the transaction prices of new cars, according to the nonprofit International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE). The center calls reliance on franchised dealerships a “middleman tax.”
    thedrive.com/news/study-quanti

  2. Just sent a letter to my representatives telling them I wanted them to support legalizing the sale of Chinese EVs in the US. I suspect they'll set the letter on fire to light their comically large cigar as they laugh with their automaker lobbyist friends, but I feel better.

    #ev #electricCars #china #automakers #ford #chevrolet