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c0lo writes:
"Following the ban on Tesla direct sale in New Jersey, Elon Musk wrote a message to the people of New Jersey on the Tesla Motor's blog, explaining why they don't want to go through dealers and what will happen next with the stores in New Jersey. To put a context around the issue: Tesla soared in consumer satisfaction, while Ford dropped and it's likely to continue dropping.
The post:
- explains why Tesla don't want to sell through dealers, claiming a conflict of interest between selling and servicing gasoline and electric cars.
- explains what will happen with their presence in New Jersey; the stores will be transformed into showrooms, with no info on price being offered, and servicing will not be impacted by the new regulation.
- tells people what they can do - buy online and receive the car delivered interstate or buy from across the river in Manhattan; They can also contact their representatives if they want back the right to buy directly from a store."
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(Score: 2) by wonkey_monkey on Monday March 17 2014, @01:06PM
That wasn't my problem. The headline doesn't give any indication what Musk is communicating about, which, unless you're already familiar with the story (which headline writers shouldn't assume) would seem to be more pertinent than who he's writing to.
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(Score: 2) by c0lo on Monday March 17 2014, @02:02PM
(groan) Suggestion: read the TFA, than mock a story submission and try to fit in the headline an indication what the story is about. Come back here with some examples which would fit the max len.
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(Score: 1) by iNaya on Monday March 17 2014, @08:30PM
What's the max length?
Also, the headline doesn't give any indication about the subject matter. This is probably even more important than who the communication is aimed at, because really it applies to all the U.S. not just New Jersey.
"Elon Musk explains reasoning of direct sales to New Jersey"
"Elon Musk to NJ: the problem with dealers"
"Dealers are your problem: Elon Musk to NJ"
"Car dealers have a conflict of interest, writes Elon Musk to NJ"
And I'm not a headline writer by any means. I'm sure that someone with a fair bit of practice could write something more informative and succinct.
And he has a good point as well. What the anti-manufacturer-owned-stores people say about the "small" places shutting down doesn't ring true either. There are many independent, as well as manufacturer affiliated dealers where I currently live in New Zealand, and neither has any trouble surviving.
And I wouldn't care if they shut down either. A lot of independent dealerships are known for lying, underhand practices, deception, and dishonest dealings.
Of course - what's to stop manufacturers from doing this as well? It would probably be good to have a mixture of both. Regulate it so that while manufacturers CAN sell independently, the MUST still supply to independent dealers at wholesale rates.