Back in early 2007 when I first interviewed former Tesla CEO Martin Eberhard, he explained that the company was planning the follow the Apple retail model with company owned stores instead of franchised dealers. http://green.autoblog.com/2007/03/17/tesla-to-open-customer-service-centers-in-2007/
At first it wasn't much of a problem, but as Tesla has expanded it's retail footprint in the past year dealers have been pushing back.
Tesla wins another round in battle against the franchise system
When Tesla set up company-owned stores to sell cars directly to consumers, traditional dealers cried foul. Their arguments aren?t holding up in court. Here?s why Tesla won this round.
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