VinFast has awarded its first California franchise to Sunroad Automotive Group, which plans to kick off operations at VinFast San Diego this month. +
Houston’s Vaughan Automotive has acquired the former Larry H. Miller Toyota of Lemon Grove, expanding into the Golden State as Asbury Automotive parts with its last California store. +
The latest reports from S&P Global Mobility and Automotive News show registrations of new fully electric vehicles fell 4.4% in April, snapping a 14-month streak of year-over-year gains. +
President Donald Trump signed three resolutions revoking waivers that allowed California and 11 other states to set emissions standards and restrict sales of gas-powered vehicles. +
The U.S. Senate approved a measure that revokes an EPA waiver that would have allowed a group of states, led by California, to ban the sale of light duty gas vehicles and gas/electric hybrids. +
The California New Car Dealers Association has officially demanded that Honda and its Sony Honda Mobility division stop collecting deposits for the Afeela 1 EV from California residents. +
The California New Car Dealers Association filed a lawsuit against Volkswagen and its Scout Motors division, which produces EVs the company wants to sell directly to consumers. +
The owner of two Los Angeles-area Nissan dealerships says the factory orchestrated a “deliberate and nefarious scheme” to “suffocate” his rooftops by purposely depriving them of needed inventory. +
Citing plateauing demand, dealers and other experts agree California car buyers are not likely to close the gap required to meet the state’s goal of 35% zero-emission sales by the 2026-MY. +
The California New Car Dealers Association sent a cease-and-desist letter to Volkswagen’s Scout Motors division, claiming plans to sell its EVs directly to consumers would violate state law. +
