The automotive industry is undergoing a significant transformation with the rise of direct-to-consumer (DTC) car sales. This ...

The new Scout Motors brand backed by Volkswagen can’t sell cars in its home state. That’s because its headquarters is located in South Carolina, one of several states with an outright ban on direct-to ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk used his personal wealth and influence to enter American politics, becoming the de facto head of the Department of Government Efficiency. And he is now discovering that Newton's ...

Similarly, the logistics sector benefited from DPIIT’s coordination on logistics policy, enabling stakeholders to come together on a common platform and negotiate. However, despite these strides, ...

To many, car dealerships are a plague on the modern-day automotive industry, and the reason they’re still around boils down to old laws and tax revenue. Most manufacturers allow you to design your own ...

Volkswagen Group is radically overhauling its business strategy to save money and stay afloat, and it may axe its Tesla-inspired direct-to-consumer retail model for EVs in major European markets. In a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sally Pipes is a scholar and think tank CEO who writes on health care. "By embracing a DTC sales model, pharmaceutical companies ...

A group of Florida dealers want to block Scout from selling directly to consumers. A group of Florida dealers want to block Scout from selling directly to consumers. is transportation editor with 10+ ...

The Volkswagen Group's revived Scout Motors intends to sell its EVs and EREVs directly to customers and not through dealerships, like Tesla or Rivian. This has drawn legal challenges from Volkswagen's ...

Volkswagen-backed Scout Motors broke ground on its new $2 billion electric vehicle plant in South Carolina last year. That factory is expected to roll out EV and EREV trucks and SUVs in the 2027-2028 ...