Tesla is engaged in a lengthy legal battle with American traditional business practices and the franchise laws that protect them. Several states outlaw manufacturer owned dealerships and service centers, but Tesla wants full control over everything for various reasons. This has forced Tesla to bend the law and use every loophole it can find in American legislation to run as it does.
In this video I tell you how Tesla bends the law to own their dealerships and service centers and sell directly to customers.
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Here are my sources:
Legality
https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/competition-matters/2015/05/direct-consumer-auto-sales-its-not-just-about-tesla
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_dealerships_in_the_United_States
https://www.autonews.com/retail/direct-sales-efforts-heat-states
https://insideevs.com/news/583103/tesla-direct-sales-success-versus-legacy-ev-sales/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_US_dealership_disputes
reference
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/active-trading/072115/what-makes-teslas-business-model-different.asp
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/05/tesla-online-sales-gives-customers-what-they-want-no-car-salesman.html
https://www.autonews.com/retail/direct-sales-efforts-heat-states
https://www.iebrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Tesla-direct-Retail.pdf
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/05/tesla-online-sales-gives-customers-what-they-want-no-car-salesman.html
https://www.justice.gov/atr/economic-effects-state-bans-direct-manufacturer-sales-car-buyers
Tesla
https://www.tesla.com/support/mobile-service
https://www.tesla.com/findus?v=2&bounds=38.30751382970903%2C-72.76795622645872%2C29.869597140783217%2C-93.86170622645872&zoom=7&filters=party%2Cstore%2Cservice
https://www.tesla.com/findus/list/stores/United%20States
https://www.tesla.com/findus/list/services/United+States
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