> is there any counterpoint to this view?
I don't think the counterpoint has changed since it was codified in the laws of US states: limit the power of large corporations and their influence over sovereign states. Our ancestors were rather circumspect about corporate power within the US and created mechanisms to insulate themselves from that power.
The emergence of multinational corporations has naturally produced a similar model at the nation-state level: the ability of a global private enterprise to operate in some nation frequently depends on the existence of a domestic component, often in the form of a subsidiary with an obligation to retain executive staff that are citizens subject to the laws of the host nation.
My experience with dealers has been good. They've arranged financing competently, dealt with recall work, honored warranties and supplied OEM quality parts when needed. Nothing as complex as a passenger vehicle and all that goes into realizing one is ever perfect, but the dealers I've dealt with have met all of the expectations I've had of them. I suspect that much of the enmity towards dealers arises from unreasonable expectations. That's a suspicion. This isn't: the same people bitching about dealers today will be bitching at least as much about manufacturers when the dealers are gone.
At some point in this discussion someone speculated that the delegation of EV service to dealers is not viable due to the nature of EVs; the manufacturer must be directly involved or Bad Things will happen. That may be true. I don't know. I do know that, short of some form of mortal danger, I can't imagine a better argument to avoid EVs than that; I will never, ever own a vehicle that can't be properly serviced without the manufacturer's direct involvement. That would be deeply stupid.