49% of sales teams say dealers are unimpressed by electric vehicles
The study found that nearly 50% of U.S. dealers have no interest in selling electric vehicles. Dealers in southern states, and even in California, have been particularly lukewarm about electric vehicles. Even dealers in colder states are concerned about winter range issues, further dampening their interest in electric vehicles. Even as automakers slow their push into electric vehicles amid slowing demand, car buyers have more EV choices than ever before, and that selection is only going to grow in the coming years. But a new survey shows dealers aren't ecstatic about the prospect of selling all those new electric cars. var adpushup = window.adpushup = window.adpushup || {que:()}; adpushup.que.push(function() { if (adpushup.config.platform !== "DESKTOP"){ adpushup.triggerAd("4d84e4c9 -9937-4f84-82c0-c94544ee6f2a"); } else{ adpushup.triggerAd("6a782b01-facb-45f3-a88f-ddf1b1f97657"); } }); CDK Global surveyed 250 large dealerships nationwide and found that 49% of sales teams have no interest in selling electric vehicles. This is the national average. Dealers in some regions, such as the South, have shown little interest in…