CANADIAN AUTO EXPERTS SAY GOVERNMENTS MUST MAINTAIN AFTER-MARKET SERVICES TO UNDERPIN RURAL EV SALES
December 2nd, 2020
CANADIAN auto sales experts have warned that aftermarket supply chains, including parts for repairs, must be guaranteed to boost consumer confidence about buying EVs in this vast unevenly populated country. With rural drivers maybe scores of miles from a repair shop, motorists fearing delays for EV parts to arrive, may be reluctant to switch from combustion engine vehicles, say marketing experts. Public transport in such regions is often sparse or non-existent.
Canadian Automobile Dealers Association (CADA) chief economist Oumar Dicko said governments needed to ...
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