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I think this is why Ford has said it’s going to do electric vehicles direct. I can’t remember if they’ll use a different brand or not. In Utah, where I am, it’
by codazoda 4y ago
I think this is why Ford has said it’s going to do electric vehicles direct. I can’t remember if they’ll use a different brand or not.
In Utah, where I am, it’s going to be a bit of a hill. I hear we have some laws to protect the local dealerships. Tesla dealers are just showrooms here and I don’t think they sell anything on-site. Could be wrong about all this.
- HWR_14 4y agoI don't think Ford's doing them direct. They did tell dealerships they couldn't raise their prices.
- jfim 4y agoI believe it should be the same brand, but they've split the business into Ford Blue (ICE vehicles) and Ford Model e (electric vehicles) in March of this year: https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2022/03/02/ford-accelerating-transformation.html https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2022... The Ford CEO has mentioned earlier this year that they're less than pleased at the various markups applied by dealerships, and would want to do set price, online sales (eg. https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/02/ford-wants-to-sell-evs-online-only-and-at-a-set-price/ https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/02/ford-wants-to-sell-evs-onl...).