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Florida has prohibited direct to consumer sales for over half a century with an especially stringent automobile dealer franchise law. The interesting point is the carve-out for Tesla.
My first thought was how does this sit with Elon, after promoting DeSantis for President, and after a history of being against these state laws that protect dealers? Of course, the law has a carve-out for Tesla…
> The attempt by auto manufacturers to cut out the dealer would only result in higher prices and less customer service to the public,” he said. “The new car dealer is the customer’s advocate when it comes to warranty work and service on a manufacturer’s product, and this bill will protect that So this is the reason given in the article, but what are good reasons, if any, to prevent direct-to-customer sales? I haven't…
It's complete bullshit. I despise both car dealerships and realtors. They exist to service themselves.
> The attempt by auto manufacturers to cut out the dealer would only result in higher prices and less customer service to the public,” he said. “The new car dealer is the customer’s advocate when it comes to warranty work and service on a manufacturer’s product, and this bill will protect that So this is the reason given in the article, but what are good reasons, if any, to prevent direct-to-customer sales? I haven't…
IMO danger of them disappearing is what we see with tech and luxury brands who go through a ton of effort to enforce their MAP and are not particularly motivated to make things repairable.
That being said, they are middlemen and there is defiantly a balance.
He should run for president with Martin Shkreli for VP running mate.
My first thought was how does this sit with Elon, after promoting DeSantis for President, and after a history of being against these state laws that protect dealers? Of course, the law has a carve-out for Tesla…
Looks like from some of these replies that the Reddit folks made their way to HN.