Consumers have gotten comfortable with online shopping, thanks in part to the Covid era. I speak from experience, as I reflect on the Amazon boxes I have piled up in recent years. And the cruise ...

The shift to electric vehicles is now well on its way, and Ford CEO Jim Farley says more changes are coming. Farley said it’s time to change the dealer model and to look more seriously at direct, ...

Say tchau to the traditional dicker-and-deal automobile sales model in Brazil. General Motors' executives say an experimental online strategy the world's largest automaker has been using since ...

The automotive industry is no stranger to change, but for Marc White, the future seems particularly uncertain. White is planning to pass down his Volkswagen dealership network to his son, just as his ...

Legislation supporting direct sales is introduced in Connecticut but generally fails, often described as a “Tesla bill,” though other manufacturers (Lucid and Rivian, to name two) would presumably ...

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) recently conducted a presentation for investors in New York. In good news for advisors, Frank Del Rio, the company's chairman and CEO, said it will continue to do ...

GM wants to make inroads again with European buyers and EVs seem to be the perfect way to do it. That's why GM is having Cadillac take the lead as the on a return to Europe with direct sales. Things ...

New cars are more expensive than ever, but it's not the automakers that are reaping in most of the profits—it's dealers. Naturally, automakers want to cut out the middleman and sell direct to ...

Norwegian Cruise Line said it is investing in its online direct business because the channel is both "attractive" and "low-cost." Photo Credit: Siberian Cat/Shutterstock The increase in direct ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sally Pipes is a scholar and think tank CEO who writes on health care. "Not only are direct-to-consumer offerings more convenient, ...

Mercedes-Benz will take steps, as part of a broad overhaul of its distribution network, to cut 15 to 20 percent of its dealerships in Germany and about 10 percent globally, executives said. There are ...

My bank account is still trying to recover from last week's Prime Day PS5 deals, but the PlayStation Direct Summer Sale has just arrived, and with a quick glance, I know already that my financials are ...