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It may help to view this set of laws the same way that some people view labor unions. Labor unions started with positive intentions and were needed to protect
by frogpelt 12y ago
It may help to view this set of laws the same way that some people view labor unions.
Labor unions started with positive intentions and were needed to protect workers who were often overworked and underpaid.
Now many feel that labor unions mostly exist to support themselves and make it harder on everyone from corporations to consumers and their effects aren't near as beneficial as they once were.
The internet has made direct-to-consumer sales a much more viable alternative and the car industry has yet to realize it.
By the way, cars aren't the only products sold this way. Try to buy a Stihl chainsaw or a John Deere mower without going through a dealership. Try to buy a traditional name brand mattress or piece of furniture direct from the manufacturer.
There is a start up born nearly every day trying to "disrupt" this business model.
- mikeash 12y agoAre Stihl and John Deere dealerships protected by law, or is that just how the business arrangements shook out? There's nothing wrong with the dealership model per se, but it's troublesome when it becomes mandated by law.
- awjr 12y agoStihl have a business model based around dealerships.