Tesla Battles Dealer Associations.
 

Ohio;

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/o...model-22940267

New Jersey;

http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/i...out-of-NJ.html

Personally, I hope Tesla wins. Not only do I hope Tesla prevails, but it would be nice to see other manufacturers follow suit. I see nothing wrong with a manufacturer selling products directly to the customer. In fact, it only makes sense and cuts out a very annoying (and greedy) middleman.

Holy Shit, I'm agreeing with Kasich. That's twice this week I've agreed with an asshole Republican. Somebody give me a Xanax......QUICK!

Dave

No Xanax for you!

http://ts1.mm.bing.net/th?id=HN.6080...471843&pid=1.7

:D

I hope they win too.

Pete

In this nation of middlemen, never happen.

Chris Christie pulls the plug on Tesla - and his political career (Mulshine)

http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/...ridgegate.html

This is actually last week's news here in the Bay Area. The Tesla plant is about five miles from my company and I drive by there every day. Tesla has become "the" status car here. Some highlights from the linked piece.

"On the right, the National Review said that our governor "slapped free markets across the face."

"In the middle, a headline in the California-based magazine Wired read, "New Jersey Bans Tesla to Ensure Buying a Car Will Always Suck." *

"And on the left, the Daily Kos accused Christie of being "in the pocket of the Koch Brothers and/or their Big Oil pals," adding, "Maybe Christie figured he’s on his way down the drain, so he might as well do one last solid for his puppet masters."

This will be very interesting.

*An AK member works for Wired magazine.

I agree the manufacturers ought to be able to sell direct, but that brings up a problem. What does the buyer do for service?

LMAO!!

Pete

There are independent mechanics and service garages in fact we take our Impalas to one just up the road from us.

Certify independent garages as "factory authorized" and allow them to submit warranty claims on behalf of the customer.

John

Bingo. Independent garages would do a better job of customer service since their business is dependent on word of mouth. If you don't like one, there is another down the street. Small business typically do a better job of keeping the costs low.

Dealerships have territories and fixed repair charges to eliminate competition among dealerships. You do get free car vacuum & wash though. :D

Yeah except that they wash it but don't dry it.