Tesla’s plan to close many of its physical retail stores as it shifts towards an online sales model will “force the whole industry to accelerate the move to online car sales”, it has been claimed.
Tesla’s determination to dispense with a franchised car dealer network could be partly to blame for the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer’s 2019 cost-cutting drive, it has been claimed.
Tesla has slammed the results of the What Car? Reliability Survey 2018 as “statistically meaningless” after survey responses from 28 UK Model S owners saw it finish bottom of the annual manufacturer ranking.
Suzuki has emerged as the most reliable car brand in the UK as What Car? published the results of its annual vehicle reliability survey.
Mercedes-Benz has announced that it will take the battle of the EVs to Tesla, Audi and Jaguar Land Rover with a new EQC SUV which will reach UK car dealerships in 2019.
Mercedes-Benz is expected to overtake Tesla to become the market leader in electric vehicle (EV) production by 2021, according to PA Consulting.
Tesla continued to tease potential customers with the surprise launch of a new roadster, claiming that the new addition will be “fastest production car ever made” when launched in 2020.
Sir James Dyson, the entrepreneur who revolutionised the vacuum cleaner, plans to launch an electric car in 2020.
Hitwise has reported results that online searches for Tesla Model 3 soared by 345% in July, making it the most talked about EV on the market.
Tesla has delivered the first batch of its entry-level Model 3s but the company is facing considerable production challenges to meet consumer demand.
Tesla has announced a bond sales which will attempt to raise £1.15 billion needed to fund the “rapid scaling” required to ramp-up production of its Model 3 EFV saloon.
Tesla boss Elon Musk has said the company will be put through "production hell" to ramp up Model 3 production to a volume goal of 500,000.
Tesla is poised to open a new store at Cambridge’s Grand Arcade as it continues to expand its UK retail network.
Tesla has applied for planning permission to create a new car showroom and service centre in Leeds.
Tesla’s Destination Charging programme has succeeded in expanding the premium EV manufacturer’s network of charge points to over 1,000 in less than a year.
Jaguar’s forthcoming I-Pace SUV will take on Tesla with claims of a 300-mile range and a four second dash to 62mph.
The aftermath of a Tesla leaving a roundabout in Herford and hitting a Mercedes-Benz car as it went over it at a dealership has been caught on camera.
The advertising watchdog has dismissed complaints from Ecotricity over claims about Tesla’s ‘supercharger’ electric car chargers.
Tesla is being investigated by authorities in the US after one of its customers was killed in a collision with a lorry while using the Autopilot function in his Model S.
With Tesla now implementing these sales promotions, the time is ripe for UK and European manufacturers to enhance brand loyalty and customer retention rates – making a further shift to fulfilling long-term sales.