In Restraint of Trade 0
The fee hand of the market ensures that, in some states, forget buying, or even test driving, Tesla because free markets, baby.
To clarify, none of these states has explicitly singled out Tesla in legislative language; instead, they just require anyone wishing to sell a car to consumers to do so through an independent dealership. The middleman, you see, wants his cut.
Why is this so obviously targeting Tesla? Tesla prefers to sell through its own corporate-owned stores and, for various reasons, has refused to participate in the traditional franchise dealership model.
This is the fee hand of the market at its best.
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