They’re going to have to get the dealers in line for this to have any chance of success. Dealerships hate hybrids and EVs. I tried like hell to get myself a Maverick hybrid truck. It apparently could not be done without traveling cross-country.
Probably because they don’t sell very well. At least, they don’t at the dealers I have worked at in South California. Which is like, EV capitol of the world.
Hyundai/Kia, Dodge/Jeep/Chrysler, Jaguar, Land Rover, etc, all couldn’t hit their sales marks on EVs consistently each month, so they inventoried less of them and they usually sat until they were a year or two old and they got discounted. Unless its a Tesla, people just aren’t buying EVs in the volume necessary to justify the dealers liking them. Plus, working on them requires extra safety equipment and training, which costs more money but the manufacturer does not pay or reimburse for any of that.
They’re going to have to get the dealers in line for this to have any chance of success. Dealerships hate hybrids and EVs. I tried like hell to get myself a Maverick hybrid truck. It apparently could not be done without traveling cross-country.
Probably because they don’t sell very well. At least, they don’t at the dealers I have worked at in South California. Which is like, EV capitol of the world.
Hyundai/Kia, Dodge/Jeep/Chrysler, Jaguar, Land Rover, etc, all couldn’t hit their sales marks on EVs consistently each month, so they inventoried less of them and they usually sat until they were a year or two old and they got discounted. Unless its a Tesla, people just aren’t buying EVs in the volume necessary to justify the dealers liking them. Plus, working on them requires extra safety equipment and training, which costs more money but the manufacturer does not pay or reimburse for any of that.
Unless they start getting these costs down by leaning into it, shit ain’t gonna work.
They also are just making the same fucking suv that nobody wants over and over.
The dealerships are actively trying NOT to sell them.