Why automakers missed 'too ambitious' online sale targets

Online car buying iStock Arc 2024 — Volvo this year abandoned its target of transacting half of global sales online by 2025. (ISTOCK)

June 27, 2024 04:00 AM

FRANKFURT -- It wasn’t long ago that several automakers set their sights on selling cars digitally from start to finish.

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