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I hope the example of Tesla's successful direct sales model, and Ford and GM's current frustration with dealers marking up popular EVs, will result in the large
by twblalock 4y ago
I hope the example of Tesla's successful direct sales model, and Ford and GM's current frustration with dealers marking up popular EVs, will result in the large auto companies lobbying to remove the protectionist laws that force the dealership model on consumers.
- ISL 4y agoUnlikely -- Saturn had consumer-friendly no-hassle pricing (and vehicles) in the 1990s. That model hasn't returned. (Also, the superlative owners' manual for my wife's Saturn was a user-friendly document designed with the end-user in mind. Never seen anything like it before or since.)