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They may have to stop being in the car dealership business. I went to go look at a volt a few years ago when they were new because it was unclear from GM's (te
by fossuser 8y ago
They may have to stop being in the car dealership business.
I went to go look at a volt a few years ago when they were new because it was unclear from GM's (terrible) marketing of it whether it actually had limited range or whether it could run on gas alone.
The ads kept advertising its range, which I found odd if you could just refuel, and it wasn't clear if it needed some battery for the generator to work or not. It was early on so search results were inconclusive.
The dealer I went to didn't know anything about the car, if it could run on gas alone, how the generator worked, etc.
Tesla's move was smart - the dealership model won't survive the transition to autonomous EVs and if they don't go gracefully they'll probably take the old car manufacturers down with them.
Just look at GM - while they bought Cruise and have the long range (ugly) Bolt they've relegated the really great Cruise tech to only a few models with over complicated controls and they're not focused on the EVs. I'd guess somebody over there knows that this is an existential risk for them, but they need somebody at the top that understands it.