Coda Automotive Inc., the Los Angeles-based electric-car maker, is boosting production of its namesake sedan and building a 30-dealer network to compete with larger competitors in the slow-growing rechargeable vehicle market.
The Coda sedan by next year will compete outside of California in states including Oregon and Florida with Nissan Motor Co.’s Leaf, Ford Motor Co.’s Focus EV and Mitsubishi Motors Corp.’s i-MiEV hatchbacks, CEO Phil Murtaugh said.