E-car as a slow seller

After millions in bankruptcy: this is how the car industry is doing

The parking lots are currently well filled with used cars.

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A traditional company from Upper Austria slipped into bankruptcy with liabilities of around 3.2 million euros. One of the reasons was major problems with the main supplier and reluctant customers. The "Krone" interviewed car dealers in the industry.

For over 50 years, "handshake quality, reliability and enthusiasm for great cars" have been what counts at the family business Seifried United Auto in Grieskirchen. However, the current difficulties are not stopping at the traditional dealership and chairman of the car dealership division of the Upper Austrian Chamber of Commerce, Adolf Seifried.