There's gotta be a simple, legal workaround to require franchising. Here's how I could see it happening: 1. Create Company X. 2. Sell exclusive USA franchisi

There's gotta be a simple, legal workaround to require franchising. Here's how I could see it happening: 1. Create Company X. 2. Sell exclusive USA franchising rights to Company X. 3. Acquire Company X, rename the new subsidiary as 'Tesla Franchising'. 4. ??? 5. Profit Edit: Thanks for the unwarranted down vote without a comment... I didn't know that big oil is trolling HN now. From the article, they're already doing this with their service departments: Customers in need of warranty service must call the Tesla Service to speak to someone at Tesla Motors in California. Based on their over-the-phone explanation, a Tesla Service employee determines whether repair work is needed/warranted. If so, the customer is sent to have the work sub-contracted by a local subsidiary, Tesla Motors TX. The local repair centers – currently in Austin and Houston – cannot advertise that they do warranty repairs nor can they discuss any additional repair needs or concerns with the customer. Tesla Motors TX then bills Texas Motors, Inc. for the work. If customers have additional warranty concerns, Tesla Motors TX cannot discuss them with the customer – the customer would need to call Tesla Motors, Inc. back and go through the process again.