More expense and complexity added because the automakers design cars we can't see out of.

Ford and Chrysler tried factory owned stores years ago. They got run out of town by the franchise dealers and quickly sold out. I doubt existing manufacturers have much interest in running factory stores competing against the existing dealers. There is no point to excluding Tesla from selling directly. Given the…

Keep in mind, this is the state where you aren't allowed to pump your own gas. All the gas stations have attendants that pump it for you.

That's the whole point of this. Tesla CAN'T own the dealership, it has to be a separate business that buys the cars from Tesla wholesale and then sell them to customers at retail. The auto dealers in New Jersey are pissed that Tesla was selling direct to the consumer instead of through an existing dealer.