New Jersey legalizes direct Tesla sales

Post by ahallock » Thu, Mar 19, 2015, 3:10 PM UTC

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Your explanation doesn't really make sense. Consider: who would benefit most from the removal of these laws? The obvious answer is the General Motors Corporation. They could own their own dealerships, getting better control of customer experience and a bigger cut of the profits. It's not like they're short on capital such that they would be forced to franchise anyway. As the largest automaker in the world for most of…

I think the ban on self-service fueling is a great idea and I wish more states (beyond Oregon) would do it.

Post by randomdata » Thu, Mar 19, 2015, 3:10 PM UTC

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Why would anyone care what I buy with my own money and how I spend my free time if I don't harm others?

I'm concerned that your machine guns have the potential to harm others. The rest though, by all means...

Post by a_c_s » Thu, Mar 19, 2015, 3:14 PM UTC

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Why would you need any kind of such laws in a free market?

Because they would easily put franchise dealers out of business.

Post by hurin » Thu, Mar 19, 2015, 3:14 PM UTC

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To get legislation like this passed, you build a coalition. So the consumer protection angle isn't just a guise so much as it is an angle to get the support of consumer-minded legislators. As for whether these justifications are wrong--it's hard to say. From a jobs point of view, it's probably still not a win for NJ for those dealerships to shut down and have NJ money flow over the internet directly to California. Th…

Actually, no extra money will flow from NJ to California. Consumers will pay less for their cars, and the extra $1000-$2000 dealerships make on each car, will remain in the consumer's pocket. This is better on the whole. Dealerships are market inefficiencies, as they create no real value or "wealth"[1]. They give nothing to consumers in return for the $1-$2k extra that consumers pay for each car. [1] As defined by Pa…

Post by naskwo » Thu, Mar 19, 2015, 3:17 PM UTC