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The Missouri Automobile Dealers Association sued the Missouri Revenue Department and now a judge has ruled in their favor on part of their claims in Missouri.
Cole County Judge Daniel Green ruled that the Missouri Revenue Department violated state law when it gave the California-based manufacturer a license for a University City dealership in 2013 and a franchise dealer license for a Kansas City dealership in 2014. That allowed the automaker to sell cars directly to customers instead of through a dealership serving as a middleman.
[...] Tesla has faced similar roadblocks to selling its cars in several states with dealership laws similar to Missouri's. In some of those states, legislators have been looking at ways to tweak laws and let the company operate.
Previously: Tesla Direct Sales Blocked in New Jersey
(Score: 1) by FuzzyTheBear on Saturday September 03 2016, @10:42AM
There's no sense in having to have to sell at raised prices by using a middle man. Customer looses .. Why keep dealerships at all ?
I would rather let all the producers sell their cars directly and have them do the service than Joe Blow rake my pockets like they do today.
Check the prices of the parts for your car in a dealership . They are unbelievably inflated and that money is your money. You have to cough
up 4 5 6 10 20 times the price of the part to gt it htrough a dealer. Competition is competition , let the manufacturers sell direct , i dont care
about dealers and thieves in our present day dealerships. All i care about is fair prices .. and THAT we dont get through dealerships.
Let em die and good riddance.