Olson: Dealers refusing manufacturer EV product lines are acting short-sightedly
Whitney Olson · Will truck lovers go electric? · Mar 2, 2022 · at 13:36
Whitney Olson is the vice president of Bison Ford, an automotive dealership in Great Falls, Montana.
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“I mean, you don't know where it's going to go. You don't know what sort of What backing they're going to put behind it, you don't know what the consumers are going to end up wanting, and so to say I'm not going to sign up for something could be very, very short-sighted.”
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