First of all, there is a difference in equating Tesla directly and electric cars as a whole.

Second of all, Tesla is not getting any nice government deals that differ from any other automaker.

Nope, you do not lose the warranty if you do not buy it. It does extend the warranty above 50k miles/4 year new vehicle warranty on the car. (you still get 8 year unlimited mile warranty on drivetrain without it)

Is it really?

For those who use the cars for commercial purposes or buy a preowned car? Many places that use limo services require buying of service plans. Also they lowered the price of it.

It is invoice price, there is nothing shocking about it. Keep in mind invoice price already has the manufacturers profits factored in. The dealer just adds on top their markup.

How do you propose that it apply to everyone? So you know that even if the laws were gotten rid off. GM still has contractual obligations. And where were they in 1993 when this provision was passed in the first place?

I think the reason why GM is fighting here while other automakers are not. Was because as part of the GM bailout, there were some provisions that involved dealers as a condition for their bailout.

Because when franchising started, it was more simple. It gave favor to manufacturers. Since then franchising has worked itself up to giving themselves an advantage in the agreement. For a large manufacturer, that is manageable, but for a new manufacturer, it posses issues. Name me 1 successful new US manufacturer in…

Nope, actually only GM.

Tesla sells at invoice price, try getting invoice price from a franchised dealer.(when he has no extra incentives from manufacturer).

You don’t need to support them. Just remain neutral. That is what everyone other than GM did.

I have a sin to confess. I bought my hotel directly from Marriott and booked my flight directly from Jetblue.

The reason why people are blaming GM is because GM wants special treatment and blocking a level playing field.

In a true free market, things would tilt in Tesla’s favor just an fyi.

Again you have no clue what you are talking about! So let me explain it to you in an easy to understand way.

Ok I looked it up, the sale by manufacturer only in Connecticut was added in 1993. So do you still stand by your statement that most Jalop readers are under 23 years old?

You are half right, but also half wrong. Yes, the franchised dealership model is very old. But initial laws only protected franchising contracts, they did not force a manufacturer into franchising. The oldest laws that did these were made in 1970s, but many are as recent as 2000s. These aren’t old laws as people think…

I think you are confused about what this issues are about. The issue here is about “franchised dealerships” vs “manufacturer owned dealerships”. Tesla wants manufacturer owned dealerships, and not to franchise.

I think its funny how GM tries to pitch an even playing field when in reality they are asking for a privileged playing field. When GM started to sell cars, they CHOSE the franchised auto dealer model out of their own will. Asking the competition to follow in the business model you created is not an “even playing…

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