{"id":147074,"date":"2024-08-31T23:20:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-31T22:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/?p=3059555"},"modified":"2024-08-31T23:20:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T22:20:00","slug":"dealers-give-evs-the-cold-shoulder-49-of-sales-teams-couldnt-care-less","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/31\/dealers-give-evs-the-cold-shoulder-49-of-sales-teams-couldnt-care-less\/","title":{"rendered":"Dealers Give EVs The Cold Shoulder, 49% Of Sales Teams Couldn\u2019t Care Less"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dealers-meh-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dealers-meh-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dealers-meh-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dealers-meh-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dealers-meh-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dealers-meh-2048x1151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n<p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<ul>\n<li>Nearly 50% of U.S. dealerships show zero interest for selling electric vehicles, study finds.<\/li>\n<li>Dealership enthusiasm for EVs is particularly low in southern states, and even in California.<\/li>\n<li>Even dealers in colder states worry about winter range issues, adding to their disinterest in EVs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Despite automakers easing back on their EV push in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2024\/04\/evs-spend-a-long-time-on-dealer-lots-while-hybrids-fly-out-of-showrooms\/\">face of a slowdown in demand<\/a>, car buyers have a greater choice of electric cars than ever before, and that choice is only going to grow over the next few years. But dealers are less than ecstatic at the prospect of selling all those new EVs, a new survey reveals.<\/p>\n<div id=\"6a782b01-facb-45f3-a88f-ddf1b1f97657\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\" max-height=\"306\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"4d84e4c9-9937-4f84-82c0-c94544ee6f2a\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\" max-height=\"600\"> <\/div>\n<p><script>\n var adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};\n         adpushup.que.push(function() {\n             if (adpushup.config.platform !== \"DESKTOP\"){\n    adpushup.triggerAd(\"4d84e4c9-9937-4f84-82c0-c94544ee6f2a\");\n             }\nelse{<\/p>\n<p>     adpushup.triggerAd(\"6a782b01-facb-45f3-a88f-ddf1b1f97657\");\n}         });\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>An investigation into the attitudes of 250 big-shot dealerships across the country by CDK Global found that 49 percent of their sales teams weren&rsquo;t excited at all about selling EVs. And that&rsquo;s a national average figure. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/dealers\/\">Dealers<\/a> in some regions, such as the south, showed almost no interest in trying to move electrified metal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2024\/05\/ford-asks-dealers-to-press-pause-on-ev-investments\/\">Ford Asks Dealers To Press Pause On EV Investments<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Only 12 percent of dealers in Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky said their sales teams were either moderately or very excited to sell EVs. But some northern dealers also appeared uninterested, and even in the Pacific region, which includes California, only 10 percent said they were very excited.<\/p>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n  window._taboola = window._taboola || [];\n  _taboola.push({\n    mode: 'thumbnails-a-mid',\n    container: 'taboola-mid-article',\n    placement: 'Mid Article',\n    target_type: 'mix'\n  });\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails-organic\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n  window._taboola = window._taboola || [];\n  _taboola.push({\n    mode: 'thumbnails-oc-2x1',\n    container: 'taboola-mid-article-thumbnails-organic',\n    placement: 'Mid Article Thumbnails Organic',\n    target_type: 'mix'\n  });\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Some of the reasons given by sales teams for their lack of enthusiasm include the local geography that equates to long distances between towns with a patchy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/charging\/\">charging<\/a> infrastructure. That makes it harder to persuade cars buyers that EVs are a viable alternative to ICE. And similarly, dealers in colder states said winter weather would make range worries even worse for customers.<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00001.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image-block\"> <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n                <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/webp\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00001.webp 2200w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/webp\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00001-400x228.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/webp\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00001-1024x584.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/webp\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00001-768x438.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/webp\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00001-1536x876.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/webp\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00001-2048x1168.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, (max-width: 1535px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 1000px, (max-width: 300px) 600px, (max-width: 200px) 200px\"><\/source><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy \" src=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00001.jpg 2200w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00001-400x228.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00001-1024x584.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00001-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00001-1536x876.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00001-2048x1168.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, (max-width: 1535px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 1000px, (max-width: 300px) 600px, (max-width: 200px) 200px\" alt=\" Dealers Give EVs The Cold Shoulder, 49% Of Sales Teams Couldn&rsquo;t Care Less\" width=\"2200\" height=\"1255\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00001-1024x584.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\">\n                <\/picture><figcaption>CDK Global<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>        <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>The bottom line is that dealers aren&rsquo;t excited about selling EVs because they know that many drivers don&rsquo;t want to buy one. But CDK says that the situation could be improved if both parties had a better understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of electric cars.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/study\/\">study<\/a> found that in the southern states that reported low excitement levels about selling EVs, only 24 percent of dealer sales teams said they were well trained to understand and sell electric vehicles. But in New England, where dealers were the most excited about selling EVs, 83 percent claimed to have been well trained.<\/p>\n<div id=\"e7c4c913-3924-4b2d-9279-6c00984dd130\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\" max-height=\"306\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"5646c171-cb6e-4e2c-8440-49013ca72758\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\" max-height=\"600\"> <\/div>\n<p><script>\n var adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};\n         adpushup.que.push(function() {\n             if (adpushup.config.platform !== \"DESKTOP\"){\n    adpushup.triggerAd(\"5646c171-cb6e-4e2c-8440-49013ca72758\");\n             }\nelse{<\/p>\n<p>     adpushup.triggerAd(\"e7c4c913-3924-4b2d-9279-6c00984dd130\");\n}         });\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00002-copy.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image-block\"> <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n                <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/webp\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00002-copy.webp 2250w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/webp\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00002-copy-400x279.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/webp\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00002-copy-1024x713.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/webp\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00002-copy-768x535.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/webp\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00002-copy-1536x1070.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/webp\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00002-copy-2048x1426.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, (max-width: 1535px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 1000px, (max-width: 300px) 600px, (max-width: 200px) 200px\"><\/source><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy \" src=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00002-copy.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00002-copy-400x279.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00002-copy-1024x713.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00002-copy-768x535.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00002-copy-1536x1070.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00002-copy-2048x1426.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, (max-width: 1535px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 1000px, (max-width: 300px) 600px, (max-width: 200px) 200px\" alt=\" Dealers Give EVs The Cold Shoulder, 49% Of Sales Teams Couldn&rsquo;t Care Less\" width=\"2250\" height=\"1567\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00002-copy-1024x713.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\">\n                <\/picture>\n            <\/figure>\n<p>        <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00003-copy.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image-block\"> <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n                <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/webp\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00003-copy.webp 2250w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/webp\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00003-copy-400x276.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/webp\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00003-copy-1024x708.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/webp\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00003-copy-768x531.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/webp\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00003-copy-1536x1062.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/webp\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00003-copy-2048x1415.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, (max-width: 1535px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 1000px, (max-width: 300px) 600px, (max-width: 200px) 200px\"><\/source><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy \" src=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00003-copy.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00003-copy-400x276.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00003-copy-1024x708.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00003-copy-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00003-copy-1536x1062.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00003-copy-2048x1415.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, (max-width: 1535px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 1000px, (max-width: 300px) 600px, (max-width: 200px) 200px\" alt=\" Dealers Give EVs The Cold Shoulder, 49% Of Sales Teams Couldn&rsquo;t Care Less\" width=\"2250\" height=\"1555\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DEaler-EV-excitement-00003-copy-1024x708.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\">\n                <\/picture>\n            <\/figure>\n<p>        <\/a>  <\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Data\/graphs: CDK Global<\/h4>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" 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