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Re:Mercedes Readies First Tesla Rival in $12B Attack by JetSpiegel on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @12:52PM (#17910514)
In the US? Good luck out-lobbying GM, Ford, etc.
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Re:Mercedes Readies First Tesla Rival in $12B Attack by notatoad on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @01:54PM (#17911208)
The point here is that they are out-lobbying Ford and GM. The car companies want to sell direct to consumer, and the dealers have managed to maintain their role as government-mandated middlemen despite that.
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Re:Mercedes Readies First Tesla Rival in $12B Attack by bluGill on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @04:01PM (#17912306)
Is that true? We know the car companies cannot sell direct, but would they if they could? Dealers are required to have trained mechanics who actually know to deal with the car.
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