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I'm pretty sure most new car dealerships are guaranteed, by contract, to have a regional monopoly for their makes. That would be a huge barrier to anything rese
by bostonpete 13y ago
I'm pretty sure most new car dealerships are guaranteed, by contract, to have a regional monopoly for their makes. That would be a huge barrier to anything resembling an Amazon for cars.
- DanBC 13y agoHow is that legal? How doesn't that fail against competition laws?
- itg 13y agoDealership lobby? Tesla is fighting against them in some states.
- bostonpete 13y agoIs there really a need for a dealership lobby to protect this practice? I don't think exclusive distributor agreements are that uncommon for all sorts of merchandise.
- jellicle 13y agoWhat competition laws are those?
- DanBC 13y agoDoesn't the US have any laws against cartels and monopolies? Wouldn't this fall into that? I can understand only one official dealership per area, but it seems odd if there are no other dealerships allowed.
- bostonpete 13y agoIt's not a monopoly because there are competing products sold by other dealerships.