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The pre existing dealers.

• lotsofpulp 3y ago
  Do you mean existing dealers lobby against the exception? How would that survive a lawsuit? A state government giving one car manufacturer an exception and denying all the other ones?
  • fbdab103 3y ago
    Car dealerships are a huge revenue generating entity for state governments. It is possible doing away with dealerships would net out to similar incomes, but short term would most likely lead to a net negative for the balance sheet.
    • ghaff 3y ago
      Dealership owners are probably one of the most successful "small" local business owners in most places. Also, a lot of what people dislike about dealerships is at least somewhat orthogonal to the fact that they're dealerships rather than something owned by the manufacturer. Any dealership can institute "no haggle" sales, you're going to have to take your car to a local authorized place for service/warranty work/etc. in any case, and a lot of people need financing. The last few years of shortages notwithstanding, to the degree you can walk into a dealership, point at a car and say I want that one (or I've come to pickup the car I've ordered), I've got my checkbook--a lot of the hassle disappears. Yes, there will be various annoying upsell attempts but that mostly involves just saying no a bunch of times. (Yes, there are some incentives that dealerships have that a manufacturer-owned entity might not. On the other hand, the inverse is probably true as well.)
  • D-Coder 3y ago
    Apparently it's perfectly legal, if you're not naming specific companies.
  • fieldcny 3y ago
    Car dealers are some of the most powerful local political entities in the country, they donate a lot and they are everywhere