Legality of Tesla's Store Model Being Challenged

hybridcars.com 08 Oct '12, 4pm

Legality of Tesla's Store Model Being Challenged | Hybrid Cars

Regardless of the outcome, Tesla will be selling cars. The Tesla Model S is such a striking and revolutionary automobile, the car will be selling itself just by being out on the street. There's really no need for salespeople in the traditional sense. So far, demand is way beyond supply, and with only 20,000 units being made each year I imagine that will continue. I happen to believe that the customer will be better served with Tesla's direct sales model. The various state laws forbidding direct sales by a car manufacturer strike me as being on shaky legal ground, given that so many other products are sold directly to customers.

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