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Industry consultant: Vermont vehicle sales slipped in 2025; dealers invest in EV charging despite weak near-term returns
Summary
At a Feb. 11 House Transportation briefing, industry consultant Matt Coda said 2025 vehicle registrations fell versus 2024 — used sales down about 11%, new sales down about 8% — and described nearly $15 million in dealer investments in EV charging, while noting registration-based data and local fuel-tracking limits complicate policymaking.
Matt Coda, a consultant with Meadow Hill representing dealer and industry groups, told the House Transportation Committee on Feb. 11 that Vermont vehicle registrations and sales weakened in 2025 compared with 2024, and that dealers have been investing in electric-vehicle charging even as returns remain uncertain.
"2025 was not as good as 2024," Coda said, summarizing year-over-year figures showing used vehicle sales down about 11% and new vehicle sales down about 8% for the 12 months ending in 2025. He said conventional hybrids (HEVs) were the only major powertrain to gain market share over the prior year.
Coda said the figures his team presented are drawn from a contract with Experian and therefore reflect vehicles purchased and registered in Vermont. "It could have been purchased in Florida and registered in Vermont," he said, noting registration-based…
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