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I imagine that's why they split into two separate companies. They can run the electric business much like Tesla as a competitor to their ICE business and let i
by cptskippy 5y ago
I imagine that's why they split into two separate companies. They can run the electric business much like Tesla as a competitor to their ICE business and let it slowly die with the dealerships.
- topspin 5y agoMany dealers sell products from more than one manufacturer. That affordance is the result of legal battles fought and won by dealerships. There will be few incumbent Ford dealers that won't also sell Ford's electric products, legal fictions notwithstanding. While it is true that Tesla has managed to operate under a double standard, I suspect the entry of traditional manufacturers and dealerships into the all electric market will lead to some resolutions of that. That story is still being written.
- cptskippy 5y ago> There will be few incumbent Ford dealers that won't also sell Ford's electric products Assuming it's an option. The Ford electric company could go the same route as Tesla and dealerships would have the same recourse they have now against Tesla, because it's a new company.
- topspin 5y ago> The Ford electric company could go the same route as Tesla They can try. Unlike Tesla there is a vast number of incumbent Ford dealers with the political pull and legal resources within their states to contest such a scheme.