150 Cadillac dealerships in the US refused to sell electric cars

It became known that 150 dealerships of the Cadillac brand in the US market refuse to contribute money to the promotion of electric vehicles. General Motors has long had plans to prepare dealerships for the sale of electric vehicles. The partners of the company received an offer to redesign the centers. This includes the organization of charging stations, the acquisition of modern equipment, and staff development. The total cost was estimated at $ 200,000.

However, dealerships were offered an alternative solution - to refuse to sell Cadillac and receive payments from GM. A decision had to be made before the end of November. As a result, nearly 17% of US dealerships chose the latter option.

Recall that the first electric car in the portfolio of the Cadillac brand is the Lyriq. So far, this model has only been shown as a prototype. The implementation of the serial version can begin as early as 2022. The initial cost is at the level of 60,000 dollars.

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Toyota is the leader in global sales

Japanese car maker Toyota Motor Corporation remains the world leader in terms of the number of sold cars. The data published today concerns the sales between January and September of this year.

According to the published information, since the beginning of the year, Toyota sold worldwide 7 615 000 million cars. It is by 2.8% more than last year. On the second place is the German company Volkswagen AG — 7 million 540 thousand sold cars. On the third place is American auto giant General Motors, which sold from January to September, 7 million 372 thousand cars, that is by 2% more than the rates in 2013.

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