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Automaker Tesla is opening more showrooms on tribal lands to avoid state laws barring direct sales (techxplore.com)
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Automaker Tesla is opening more showrooms on tribal lands to avoid state laws barring direct sales::Tesla is ramping up efforts to open showrooms on tribal lands where it can sell directly to consumers, circumventing laws in states that bar vehicle manufacturers from also being retailers in favor of the dealership model.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes I hate Tesla but car dealerships are a scam to get more money out of you. Manufacturers should be able to sell cars directly just like any other business sells their products. It is like being forced to buy an iPhone from a mall kiosk when there is an Apple store in another wing of the mall.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think the thing a lot of people don’t understand is that not all businesses want to deal with the public. Most don’t because they require customer service. That’s what the dealership offers.

Is this the case with vehicles? Not sure but it’s an aspect that often gets missed.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But shouldn't the individual companies decide if the want to handle that or pass it on?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There’s a lot more to why than just not wanting to traditionally. Just saying that people don’t realize not everyone wants to do business straight with the customer. The professional business to business world is much different and often a lot more efficient since everyone knows what and how to ask for something, customers don’t.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Totally agree but why don't companies have the right to decide that? There are other industries that some companies have dealers but it's not required don't see any difference with cars.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The US has draconian laws around that and I don’t see the manufacturers lobbying to change it. Probably means they don’t want to.