> "And then not only are EVs more expensive, but their own salespeople are untrained. They don't even know how to answer most of the questions they get. A lot of them have 100–200 percent turnover of their sales staff in a given year," Reigersman told me.
Dealers have artificially inserted themselves into a transaction, making it illegal to go around them. And now they're complaining?
Also, remember that in most places you sign a piece of paper stating you acknowledge that whatever the salesperson told you has no legal value (e.g. salesperson states that car has ventilated seats, but turns out to just have perforated leather).
> "EV is absolutely important technology, and we are developing it. But [in the U.S.] EVs last year [were] about 6% of the market. This year it is 8%. And out of that 8%, 57% was Tesla. Other EVs are not taking off, inventory is piling up," he said.
> Moro added that the lack of charging stations is another factor that impedes EV market share growth in the United States. He didn't sound too optimistic about the auto industry's shift to a zero-emissions future in 2035 either. "How we get to zero is up to consumer choice and social infrastructure," Mazda's head honcho noted
Maybe because they're too expensive? I want an electric Honda Fit, though I'd settle for a hybrid. They make them and they even sell them in other countries, just not here.
Dealers have artificially inserted themselves into a transaction, making it illegal to go around them. And now they're complaining?
Also, remember that in most places you sign a piece of paper stating you acknowledge that whatever the salesperson told you has no legal value (e.g. salesperson states that car has ventilated seats, but turns out to just have perforated leather).