(Atwater Village Newbie)Even though only a few dozen Teslas have been sold to people in Michigan, and even though the electric vehicle maker has no storefront display operations in the state, the home of America’s auto industry has decided it needed to pass a law actually banning carmakers from selling automobiles to Michigan consumers without first going through a franchised dealership. Tesla, for those who aren’t aware, eschews the traditional dealership model and instead sells its pricey cars directly to consumers. Michigan law already requires that anyone selling a car in the state do so through a dealership, but since Tesla has no retail operations in Michigan, it maintained that it wasn’t violating the law by allowing Michigan residents to buy their cars online. And so, with the backing of the Michigan Auto Dealers Association, an amendment to existing law was quietly tacked on to an unrelated bill at the last minute and passed through the legislature with no resistance.
Michigan Joins List Of Tesla-hating States; Bans Direct Sales Of Cars
Chris Morran, The Consumerist
Tue, 10/21/2014 - 6:41pm
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