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Re:SUVs parked on cargo ships reveal scope of U.S. auto mark... by gamblor956 on Saturday May 02, 2020 @02:39AM (#23049840)
This is simply not true. There are thousands of independent car dealerships in the US. There might be a local monopoly in a town, but you can always just drive a few miles over to the next dealership.
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Re:SUVs parked on cargo ships reveal scope of U.S. auto mark... by maxerickson on Saturday May 02, 2020 @07:57AM (#23051228)
How is "local monopoly in a town" substantively different than "oligopoly in an area"?

It's not really super convenient to get service 60 miles away.

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Re:SUVs parked on cargo ships reveal scope of U.S. auto mark... by gamblor956 on Monday May 04, 2020 @03:24PM (#23072218)
Tesla makes people drive hundreds of miles and that doesn't seem to have hurt them.

Worse, Tesla is effectively a a national monopoly. And that's far worse, because it has no competition for sales of Tesla vehicles or service.

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