“Tesla doesn't sell its cars through dealership franchises. It uses its own company run stores, like Apple. Dealerships don't like this. And now New York State auto dealers are backing a bill that would make it illegal to register the cars in the Empire State.
As Green Car Reports reports, two bills (A07844 and S05725) in the assembly are being backed by the state auto dealers. The bills require that cars can only be sold and registered when sold by a third party, which would be a dealer or a private seller. A car company cannot sell its own cars directly.” - × × ×