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Originally Posted by DeathChill
I was thinking that was a possibility but I couldn't imagine what the difference would be as it's still a car and in that case the second GM makes electric cars they could do the same.
I know there was a bill that was shot down concerning electric cars being allowed to be directly ordered by the consumer. I don't know if it ever got passed after being shot down, but I imagine not.
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Here is why Tesla can do it.......
"Siry also added that the company wants to control the customer's buying experience. Most of the time, buying a car is unpleasant: dealers are paid to move the cars they have on the lot. Changing that arrangement could help Tesla-owned dealerships gain an edge in sales, he said. Additionally, selling through independent dealers might hurt the company's plans to sell direct. Large manufacturers like
Ford, for example, can't sell cars directly in a state where an independent-dealer Ford franchise exists. Thus, by establishing company-owned dealers, Tesla will circumscribe where it can sell direct."
http://news.cnet.com/Tesla-to-open-f...3-6167658.html