The Law Against Free Market
Tesla has won lawsuits in several states giving it the right to sell its cars directly to customers.
But Virginia recently slapped down Tesla’s attempt to sell its electric Model S directly to customers.
Automobile dealers associations have been trying to prevent Tesla Motors from opening its own
dealerships.
Tesla is banned from opening dealerships in Virginia.
The law is restrictive and intends to prevent large car manufactuers from selling directly to customers.
The car-dealer lobby has worked hard to ensure that You Can't Buy a New Car Online.
Since the late 1990s, car dealers have used their considerable political clout to pass or better
enforce state franchise laws that in many cases make it a criminal offense for an auto manufacturer to sell a new car to anyone but a state-licensed car dealer.
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