Tesla has been denied the right to sell its cars to customers directly from factory stores in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Virginia, Texas, and Arizona. However, the Ohio State Senate has just approved a bill formally barring automakers from selling directly to consumers... except for a maximum of three outlets for the electric car builder.
The decision represents a compromise between Tesla and the Ohio Automobile Dealers Association, which had sought to block Tesla's dealer-free business model.
Tesla already operates stores in Columbus and Cincinnati, and will be allowed to open a third one in Ohio in the near future.
Vice president of business development Diarmuid O’Connell told Bloomberg that these factory outlets are necessary to educate customers about Tesla vehicles and promote the new technology.
Elsewhere in the U.S…
Support for Tesla keeps growing, even in states that have banned its stores. A New Jersey assemblyman, Tim Eustace, has introduced a bill that would allow Tesla to continue to sell its electric vehicles directly to consumers, voiding the ban that was announced two weeks ago.
In Texas, Governor Rick Perry said that the pros of allowing Tesla to sell cars directly to customers outweigh the cons. Meanwhile, in Florida, Senator Marco Rubio recently argued that consumers should have the right to buy products that meet their needs, particularly if those products are safe and consumers believe in them.
Source: Automotive News
The decision represents a compromise between Tesla and the Ohio Automobile Dealers Association, which had sought to block Tesla's dealer-free business model.
Tesla already operates stores in Columbus and Cincinnati, and will be allowed to open a third one in Ohio in the near future.
Vice president of business development Diarmuid O’Connell told Bloomberg that these factory outlets are necessary to educate customers about Tesla vehicles and promote the new technology.
Elsewhere in the U.S…
Support for Tesla keeps growing, even in states that have banned its stores. A New Jersey assemblyman, Tim Eustace, has introduced a bill that would allow Tesla to continue to sell its electric vehicles directly to consumers, voiding the ban that was announced two weeks ago.
In Texas, Governor Rick Perry said that the pros of allowing Tesla to sell cars directly to customers outweigh the cons. Meanwhile, in Florida, Senator Marco Rubio recently argued that consumers should have the right to buy products that meet their needs, particularly if those products are safe and consumers believe in them.
Source: Automotive News