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It's ridiculous that any states still have these antiquated laws requiring franchising for car dealerships. They serve no purpose other than to enrich middlemen.

It'd be nice if they could be struck down federally.

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The laws aren't antiquated. The old laws said "manufacturers couldn't sell cars direct if they had any dealers". States then updated them in the last few years to "manufacturers can't sell cars direct at all" specifically because of Tesla.

Extreme corruption. When car manufacturers lobby for laws against their own interest, just to quell a new competitor, I don't know what else to call it.

It's not the car manufacturers lobby, it's the car dealership lobby. Manufacturers generally don't own the dealerships which is what makes Tesla unique here. If all car manufacturers started selling direct, the dealerships would all be out of business.

Who are these politicians who hate American companies? It's beyond stupid.

Our politicians are too overwhelmed with lobbyist requests and their own corrupt interests to handle the no-brainer issues.

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