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Old 10-21-2014, 09:09 PM
 
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From what I've seen in my area of Mi, Tesla is selling rather well, but the symbolic part annoys me. Do we still really need dealers to exclusively sell motor vehicles?
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Old 10-21-2014, 09:20 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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. . . Tesla will never build cars in Michigan. Tesla doesn't want a union workforce.
MI is a right-to-work state now. Of course that could always revert within one election cycle.
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Old 10-21-2014, 09:30 PM
 
Location: H-town, TX.
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However, Snyder's tune will change if Tesla opens a big factory in his state, or if the established automakers decide to adopt Tesla's marketing strategy.
Lets be honest, though. Elon Musk is already panhandling people he knows for money to run the biz since his divorce. This is just a way for a floundering company that is only making a "profit" due to accounting tricks and other automakers giving them handouts to save on costs. So, a factory just ain't coming.

With that being said, he should just keep his operation small and not spread the company too thin at this point. Trying to spread into states that will require the company to operate a dealership just isn't worth the fight for Tesla.

Tesla Earnings Review: Profits Decline But Tesla Still On Track To Meet Full-Year Targets - Forbes

The net income stood at -$50 million, or a loss of 40 cents a share.
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Old 10-21-2014, 11:28 PM
 
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The law Synder, and the Michigan state legislature put in or is enforcing is an unnecessary regulation that does not benefit the general public, or serve the general public. Like the other states with laws like Michigan's it serves the dealership lobby. If Tesla wants to sell their vehicles a certain way they should have every right to do so. The consumer/market should decide whether they like it, not the government.
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Old 10-21-2014, 11:47 PM
 
Location: Vallejo
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Don't get why Tesla doesn't have local dealers and play by the rules already established.

If you buy a Tesla, you need to take it to a Tesla shop to get it serviced. Just add a few desks and a couple sales guys to sell the damn things. You add more jobs to the community, it's a win win. Plus, I guarantee you will sell more cars if you have a real dealership, instead of selling them out of a shopping mall.
That wouldn't accomplish anything as it would still be direct sales to customers. Ever tried to buy a car from Ford or Toyota or GM? You can't.
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Old 10-21-2014, 11:59 PM
 
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Whats wrong wit tesla, isnt that a Cali company?
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Old 10-22-2014, 01:31 AM
 
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Oh noes!
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Old 10-22-2014, 09:34 AM
 
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Don't get why Tesla doesn't have local dealers and play by the rules already established.
The rules are engineered to make it harder for newcomers to enter the market, which is exactly what we're encountering.

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If you buy a Tesla, you need to take it to a Tesla shop to get it serviced. Just add a few desks and a couple sales guys to sell the damn things. You add more jobs to the community, it's a win win. Plus, I guarantee you will sell more cars if you have a real dealership, instead of selling them out of a shopping mall.
Well, Elon Musk appears to disagree - and I hear he's been doing fair-to-middling for himself.
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Old 10-22-2014, 09:55 AM
 
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Then California should ban cars manufactured in Michigan!

Tesla Headquarters
3500 Deer Creek
Palo Alto, California

(This sounds like stupid union stuff to me. The reason all our jobs have gone anywhere else but the U.S. Companies are tired of this nonsense!)
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Old 10-22-2014, 10:26 AM
 
Location: Chicago
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Then California should ban cars manufactured in Michigan!
Why? Nobody in Michigan is banning cars manufactured anywhere. Cars built in Michigan have to be sold by the same rules as those made outside of Michigan.

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The rules are engineered to make it harder for newcomers to enter the market, which is exactly what we're encountering.
If anything this change makes it easier for Tesla to enter the market because they don't have to set up their own franchise network; they can sell through existing networks.
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