Automotive OEMs face increasing pressure to improve their supply chains, not only to reduce costs and improve efficiency but to meet environmental demands for a lower carbon footprint. Traditional inventory models with centralized warehouses lead to high […]

On Jan. 1, 2025, the percentage of potentially eligible used EVs will jump to 89 percent from 65 percent Almost a quarter of electric vehicles in the U.S. may become eligible for a $4,000 tax credit in […]

A new Oliver Wyman study, commissioned by NADA, believes the cost advantages of hybrid or direct-to-consumer auto distribution models have been overstated. Traditional auto dealership franchises may be the most cost-effective way to sell cars after all. […]

Since 1975[1], the FTC has had a Rule, currently called the “Mail, Internet, or Telephone Order Merchandise Rule” (“Rule”) that requires sellers who solicit buyers to order merchandise through the mail, via the Internet, or by phone […]

This excerpted chart from a recent round of APEAL shows how Tesla EVs (left blue column) are holding up against non-Tesla EVs (right blue column). The non-Tesla crowd, after quite a few years of flailing […]

On May 7, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted the Non-Compete Clause Rule (“Rule”), which finalizes a comprehensive ban on new non-competes for nearly all workers. The Rule provides that it is an unfair […]

Though auto-loan rates remain high, the good news for beleaguered new-vehicle shoppers is that transaction prices are falling and automakers’ incentives are becoming more lucrative than any period since the pandemic slapped the industry silly. Kelly […]

Car companies for years have made the case that they are ready to become technology companies, with plans to transform cars into battery-powered smartphones on wheels. Those ambitions, coupled with an unprecedented run of profitability […]

By Ben Glickman | ben.glickman@wsj.com Discounts abound as automakers and dealers try to entice hesitant shoppers to make the switch Electric vehicles were a splurge purchase not long ago. Now they are among the biggest […]