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Booga1 [soylentnews.org] writes:

The Missouri Automobile Dealers Association sued the Missouri Revenue Department and a judge has ruled in their favor on part of their claims in Missouri. [apnews.com]

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.
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Tesla has faced similar roadblocks to selling its cars in several states [bloomberg.com] 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.

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