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The average auto dealer is a local, family business. They can be pretty big as local businesses go, but they're nowhere near the scale of Tesla. It makes a lot
by apical_dendrite 2y ago
The average auto dealer is a local, family business. They can be pretty big as local businesses go, but they're nowhere near the scale of Tesla.
It makes a lot more sense for a local dealer to be slow, especially if EVs only make up a small percentage of their business.
- s1artibartfast 2y agoSure. Lots of Canadian dealers rushed to get them in. 72 million in rebates were claimed in the 48 hours after the government announced the program would close, and 40% of that was other dealers. Tesla isn't the bad guy in this situation, the government is. The government is the one stiffing dealers for the rebate on cars already sold.