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Consumer research and analytics firm known for quality, satisfaction, and pricing studies across the automotive and other consumer industries.
Ionna, the charging network backed by eight automakers, will train dealership staff at a few hundred locations from early 2027. The plan bets that the sales conversation can move EV adoption while the network remains a small fraction of Tesla's.
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GM, which sells one hybrid model, gave no date for more as hybrids rose to 19% of US vehicle sales in August from 16% before the war, according to JD Power. Record hybrid quarters went to Japanese and Korean rivals, while GM's last stated target for new hybrids is 2027.
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Independent mortgage bankers earned $973 per loan last quarter as volume hit a four-year high. Revenue per loan fell; expenses fell further. That is the whole story.
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Rivian builds hardware headroom for about seven to 10 years of upgrades. The average US vehicle is 12.8 years old, and no one has priced the gap between those two numbers.
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Rivian builds in seven to 10 years of software headroom. The average American car is 12.8 years old. Tesla's HW3 retrofit and a Gen 1 Rivian class action show who pays the difference.
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