Asbury Automotive has sold its Larry H. Miller Ford, Chevrolet and CJDR stores in Provo, Utah, to Salt Lake Valley Auto Group, adding to its divestiture of the group it acquired in 2021. +

VinFast has awarded its first California franchise to Sunroad Automotive Group, which plans to kick off operations at VinFast San Diego this month. +

Houston’s Vaughan Automotive has acquired the former Larry H. Miller Toyota of Lemon Grove, expanding into the Golden State as Asbury Automotive parts with its last California store. +

The latest reports from S&P Global Mobility and Automotive News show registrations of new fully electric vehicles fell 4.4% in April, snapping a 14-month streak of year-over-year gains. +

President Donald Trump signed three resolutions revoking waivers that allowed California and 11 other states to set emissions standards and restrict sales of gas-powered vehicles. +

The U.S. Senate approved a measure that revokes an EPA waiver that would have allowed a group of states, led by California, to ban the sale of light duty gas vehicles and gas/electric hybrids. +

The California New Car Dealers Association has officially demanded that Honda and its Sony Honda Mobility division stop collecting deposits for the Afeela 1 EV from California residents. +

The California New Car Dealers Association filed a lawsuit against Volkswagen and its Scout Motors division, which produces EVs the company wants to sell directly to consumers. +

The owner of two Los Angeles-area Nissan dealerships says the factory orchestrated a “deliberate and nefarious scheme” to “suffocate” his rooftops by purposely depriving them of needed inventory. +

Citing plateauing demand, dealers and other experts agree California car buyers are not likely to close the gap required to meet the state’s goal of 35% zero-emission sales by the 2026-MY. +