Heroes, Villains and Tesla’s Dealer Battles

Earlier this week, Automotive leader Aaron Jacoby published an opinion article in the Daily Journal on Tesla’s direct-to-consumer sales model, which is contrary to the well-established, highly regulated vehicle delivery infrastructure.

Aaron wrote that “Assuming that compromise for the public good remains a worthy political goal, a solution is apparent. We need a regulatory framework that is flexible enough to allow for innovation. In this instance, that means permitting direct sales by startups that do not yet have a franchise dealer body and have not yet crossed a unit-volume tipping point that would require extensive infrastructure to properly serve warranty, recall and other safety-related service questions.”

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