I was asking if newcomers to this market, be it more fuel efficient, smaller, but more reliable imports in the middle of last century, or a new way of selling cars that costs everyone less, are under such attacks by those who would be hurt by their success.
Tesla is the one that put their patents on the internet. They want people to copy them. Their technologies... all of it.
I still don't understand why direct sales are such a sticking point, and why the auto makers are so against it. Tesla will not take that big of a bite, especially from GM, Ford, or Chrysler. People that want a Tesla will end up getting one anyway, and aren't in the market for an all electric Focus or a Volt...
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another seattlite here (#gohawks) and the jersey barriers were shoved over by the truck that is still currently in the middle of I5 and jack-knifed after it hit those barriers. The second semi thought that exit would be open as it takes you off and puts you back on right around the first accident but didn't see the…
dang, can't catch a break at all... Alexander YoYo Rossi
I live in the greater Seattle metropolitan area and due to my time in the automotive industry here, I find it VERY odd that this happened considering the large population around here of eastern Indian people due to the high tech companies out here. If I was a GSM of a dealership, I would want an eastern Indian on my…
interesting...
Argentina has never had it's day in the sun like this since they lost the war, and so they are keeping it up with this.
Well if I owned a large number of dealerships selling cars and owned the 4th largest insurance company that sells auto insurance, I am sure that there must be a way to couple those two things, thus creating a possible position that could be looked at as anti-trust. A Geico discount on cars? Or a discount on insurance…
Feels a bit like a conflict of interest considering his ownership of Geico as well... Or I suppose it's just incredibly smart.
What about Torque to weight? That's an interesting thought to me... Anyone?