Anybody who buys a Tesla is a fool but I don’t like the legislation. Sounds like the result of dealer lobbying.
Yes, laws should be used to force consumers to buy products only in certain venues. THAT is what is troubling America today. /sarc>
No it's not. It's to maximize profit. There isn't any "system" either, that's just the old model for sales....before there was a cheap and available method like the internet.
When Sears started selling through catalogs at the end of the 19th century, was that some sort of end run around the "retail system", whatever that might be??
Protectionist crap. It's like here in California where dealers selling the same brands are restricted from being too close to each other: wouldn't want to let a little competition help the consumer, now would we?
I would say that they are running a foul of the constitution as only congress can regulate inter-state commerce. Sounds like a good lawsuit for Tesla.
The new sedan is a good looking vehicle I hate to say. .
there is nothing wrong selling cars without using a dealership.
there is no requirement cars must be sold by a dealership. this is an anti-commerce bill. propping up dealerships.
besides it’s not like major car makers are jumping to do this, this is a dinky little seller compared to what dealerships sell. this has no impact on existing dealers’ bottom lines as they never sold tesla in the first place, and tesla ain’t ever gonna be a major contender against gm ford or chhrysler.
What a stupid law. Anyone that wants one could just take delivery across the nearest boarder, couldn’t they?
SC is wrong in this.
North Carolina demands that your burger be cooked to 160 degrees, for your own good. Why would another stupid rule be surprising?