Ford will no longer require dealers to invest $500,000+ just to sell EVs

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Ford Mustang Mach-E electric vehicles on a dealer lot
Only about half of Ford's roughly 3,000 dealerships had signed on to Ford's expensive EV certification program.

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It's actually a good time to buy a new car

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It's finally a good time to buy a new car. Prices are coming down.

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A car dealership added an AI chatbot to its site. Then all hell broke loose.

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A car dealership that just wants to sell you a car, not have it's AI write you a Python script.

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Americans could save $3.4 billion through a new rule preventing 'exploitative' fees when buying a new car, the FTC says

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Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan prepares to testify before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on July 13, 2023 in Washington, DC. The
Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan prepares to testify before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on July 13, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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Car dealers are worried about an EV reckoning. I asked our transportation reporter what's going on.

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President Biden test drives an electric Hummer in 2021.

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EV buyers are more fickle than ever and it's a warning sign for the industry, car dealers say

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A man plugs an EV charger into a red electric car.
Most EV makers have used the CCS port to date.

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EVs are running out of customers — and some dealers don't want them anymore

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Ford F-150 Lightning

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