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> Tesla is exactly doing that. If you think that is a guaranteed failure, I take it you are short on their stock? Relax, no need for accusations or jumping to
by chaz 13y ago
> Tesla is exactly doing that. If you think that is a guaranteed failure, I take it you are short on their stock?
Relax, no need for accusations or jumping to conclusions. I think Tesla will be a terrific company and I look forward to owning one someday.
I just don't think it's reasonable to assume that just because Tesla can do it, everyone else can and should do it the same way. If you were Alan Mulally, CEO of Ford, would you do exactly what Tesla is doing? Would you close the 3k franchised dealerships and install manufacturer-owned ones instead? How would you finance that much real estate, inventory, and employees? Or would you close down a large portion of the dealers and go with fewer? How would you service the millions of Fords sold every year?
- ams6110 13y agoThere's also no reason to think Tesla will always operate this way. At some point, if they continue to grow, it is no longer practical to own and operate all the sales and service facilities.
- beedogs 13y agoI guess I missed the part where someone said every other automaker should shut down all their dealerships and do it Tesla's way instead. We're all mostly upset that the dinosaur automakers are trying to dictate the terms of Tesla's business.