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Michigan Governor signs law banning direct sale of Tesla Motors' cars
Posted on 10/22/14 at 9:36 am
Posted on 10/22/14 at 9:36 am
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Michigan has become the latest state to ban Tesla from selling its cars straight to consumers, with Governor Rick Snyder signing a law yesterday that prohibits direct sales. Michigan joins a growing number of states that have banned or highly limited Tesla from opening and operating its own stores, generally at the pressure of dealerships that want to maintain their dominant market position and are threatened by manufacturer-owned stores. Dealerships say this protects consumers.
Many states already ban automakers from not using the dealership model, but Tesla's skirting of those rules has prompted new laws that further clamp down on the practice. The ban in Michigan is actually so thorough that Tesla says it is even prohibited from operating galleries within the state, which is what the automaker has done elsewhere so that it can at least present its cars and information on them.
In a blog post after the bill passed, Tesla called the law "anti-competitive" and wrote that "no consumer unaffiliated with dealers would ever want this." Tesla has previously argued that its direct-to-consumers approach is necessary because of the novelty of its product, as consumers generally remain unfamiliar with electric vehicles.
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Posted on 10/22/14 at 9:37 am to hikingfan
That is such fricking BS
Posted on 10/22/14 at 9:37 am to hikingfan
This is the power of union scum and crony protectionism. Less freedom for all.
This post was edited on 10/22/14 at 9:38 am
Posted on 10/22/14 at 9:37 am to hikingfan
Tesla will be upgrading their batteries within the next year and it's going to be a game changer. mark my words
Posted on 10/22/14 at 9:37 am to hikingfan
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Dealerships say this protects consumers
in today's edition of ridiculous crony capitalist memes...
Posted on 10/22/14 at 9:38 am to hikingfan
This makes me want a Tesla. That's crap.
This post was edited on 10/22/14 at 9:39 am
Posted on 10/22/14 at 9:38 am to hikingfan
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Dealerships say this protects consumers.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 9:41 am to hikingfan
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Dealerships say this protects consumers.
What a load of horseshite.
Sounds pretty similar to the archaic three-tier beer laws. Gotta protect the middle man!
Posted on 10/22/14 at 9:43 am to GumboPot
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Dealerships say this protects consumers.
sounds like the same load of crap Florida says about solar power and how it can damage the electrical grids
Posted on 10/22/14 at 9:46 am to Rickety Cricket
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This is the power of union scum and crony protectionism. Less freedom for all.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 9:49 am to Placebeaux
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sounds like the same load of crap Florida says about solar power and how it can damage the electrical grids
Entergy is doing it here now, and saying solar costs all us paying customers money.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 9:49 am to TigerFanatic99
Unions/liberals hate freedom, news to me.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 9:50 am to Swagga
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This makes me want a Tesla. That's crap.
So you want something simply because people are telling you that you can't have it?
Are you a 15 year old girl?
Posted on 10/22/14 at 9:50 am to TigerFanatic99
How can this pass a constitutional challenge? Does this not restrict interstate trade? I thought that was reserved for the FEDS.
I am not a lawyer and have never slept at a Holiday Inn Express.
I am not a lawyer and have never slept at a Holiday Inn Express.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 9:52 am to H.M. Murdock
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Unions/liberals hate freedom, news to me.
Really???? Michigan has a Republican governor and Republicans control both the house and senate.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 9:52 am to hikingfan
Do high-end car manufacturers such as Ferrari and Roles Royce have traditional brick and mortar dealerships?
Posted on 10/22/14 at 9:52 am to Displaced
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So you want something simply because people are telling you that you can't have it?
Are you a 15 year old girl?
Yes, exactly.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 9:53 am to hikingfan
The Greenies versus the Union Bosses - this left-on-left showdown should be entertaining, to say the least. The left almost never squabbles among themselves, at least not publicly.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 9:54 am to hikingfan
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Michigan Governor signs law banning direct sale of Tesla Motors' cars
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