tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post4193616173745715914..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: In Georgia, a Lemon of a LawGus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-51056271149101351482014-09-10T04:48:15.307-06:002014-09-10T04:48:15.307-06:00Dismuke,
The idea you bring up in your second pos...Dismuke,<br /><br />The idea you bring up in your second post might at least put the dealers on the defensive, legally. But it could backfire in terms of (a) no longer highlighting how wrong such laws are, or even (b) giving Wal-Mart a stake in keeping Tesla from operating its own stores.<br /><br />GusGus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-80677827713514737212014-09-09T21:10:47.812-06:002014-09-09T21:10:47.812-06:00Another idea I have wondered about with regard to ...Another idea I have wondered about with regard to a company such as Tesla is what would happen if they simply awarded dealerships to a company such as Wal-mart which already has outlets in almost all locations in the country. To me, something like is what strikes me as the most modern and efficient way to buy a car. One would go to a big box type retailer to buy a mass market car in the same way people these days buy a lawn mower or a dishwasher - and you would likely have makes from different car companies to choose from. What I wonder is if giving dealerships to Wal-mart might be a way to comply with the state dealership laws but, at the same time, effectively undermine the very state enforced cartel that such laws are designed to protect. Dismukehttp://dismuke.org/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-84692509086822844142014-09-09T20:55:35.418-06:002014-09-09T20:55:35.418-06:00And the reason these dealers have such tight relat...And the reason these dealers have such tight relationships with state legislatures is because, in many parts of the country, car dealers, thanks to all of the legal protection from competition, are among the wealthiest and most influential people in their local communities. And they tend to be the biggest customers of most local media outlets both print and electronic. Let's just say that local car dealers can often be very helpful for ambitious upstart politicians to know. So the power and influence is self-perpetuating - and the result is the rest of us are forced to suffer through and pay for sales tactics and practices that they would not tolerate from any other industry without a similar state enforced cartel in place.<br /><br />Let's hope Tesla is able to follow the example of Uber in terms of rallying public sentiment to dismantle such archaic regulations and licensing.Dismukehttp://dismuke.org/blognoreply@blogger.com