Green Car Reports

JUNE 27, 2013

Tesla Motors has dodged two big bullets fired its way by New York and North Carolina legislatures and auto dealers. Last week, the New York State Senate and Assembly adjourned until January without acting on two bills pushed by state auto dealers that would have made it illegal to register a Tesla store in New York state.

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North Carolina Dealers New York Dodge 165

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Tesla Motors'' company-owned stores have provoked a bitter response from state auto-dealer associations, who view them as a threat to traditional franchised dealerships. Yet Tesla CEO Elon Musk seems to think the two business models can coexist.

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Dealers Tesla Michigan Tesla Motors 165

Green Car Reports

APRIL 24, 2014

The ongoing fight between Tesla Motors and car dealers across the country has spilled from the headlines into the legal system, but so far, the outcome is far from certain. Will Tesla be allowed to sell its cars directly to consumers?

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Dealers Legal Tesla Tesla Motors 167

Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Auto-dealer groups are fighting Tesla Motors'' direct-sales model in a state-by-state battle, fostering legislation to outlaw the electric-car maker''s company-owned stores, and claiming they''re bad for consumers. However, that doesn''t mean these dealers aren''t also learning from Tesla.

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Dealers Tesla Store Tesla Motors 164

Green Car Reports

JULY 19, 2013

As Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] faces the obstacle of obstreperous dealer organizations, rides the wave of its strong production figures, and quietly welcomes recent evidence that its batteries in the Roadster are lasting longer than predicted, another development: the electric car company has purchased a 35-acre tract adjacent to its Fremont, CA.'

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Tesla Motors Motoring Motors Motor 161

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 17, 2014

Are car dealers winning battles against Tesla Motors, and its direct-sales model, that will set them up to lose the bigger war? MORE: Michigan.'

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Dealers Sale Michigan Tesla 156

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The battle between Tesla Motors, which sells its electric cars directly to customers over the Internet, and the nation''s car dealers--which want to make that practice illegal--has raged for four years. Now, it seems to be starting to breed a wider conversation about the role of franchised dealers.

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Dealers Cars Tesla Motors Conversion 161

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Have we just seen the first crack in the facade of auto-dealer opposition to Tesla Motors selling cars directly to retail buyers? An opinion piece in auto-industry trade journal Ward''s Auto concludes with the following remarkable sentences: We can keep Tesla busy defending what are basically nuisance suits.

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Dealers Tesla Auto Industry Tesla Motors 167

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

In the state-by-state war between Tesla Motors and car-dealer associations, the electric-car maker has now added another victory to its tally. Massachusetts'' highest court ruled this week that the state dealer association does not have standing to sue Tesla for operating one of its company-owned stores there.

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Dealers Store Legal Massachusetts 156

Green Car Reports

APRIL 18, 2013

Several thousand Tesla owners have now purchased their cars by ordering and paying for them online after visiting a Tesla Store showroom. No franchised dealers are involved. That''s a model that Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] feels is crucial to getting its electric cars into the mainstream.

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Dealers Store Tesla Tesla Motors 151

Green Car Reports

APRIL 11, 2013

Texas is tough, and Texas car dealers are no exception. But electric-car startup Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA], in the person of its CEO Elon Musk, testified yesterday at a hearing in the Texas legislature on a bill that would allow it to sell its cars directly to Texas buyers.

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Texas Dealers Store Auto 161

Green Car Reports

JUNE 23, 2014

The battle between Tesla Motors, which sells its electric cars directly to buyers over the Internet, and the nation''s auto dealers--who want to make that practice illegal--is now in its fifth year. With a.'

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Dealers Auto Tesla Tesla Motors 155

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 4, 2013

After opening a store in Natick Mall, Massachusetts, Tesla Motors has been embroiled in a battle to let it sell cars from the store. Permission was granted for the store to sell vehicles back in December, and now a judge's dismissal of a dealers' lawsuit against the company has stepped a further direction in Tesla's favor.

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Dealers Massachusetts Auto Store 153

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Last Friday, a judge denied a request by the Massachusetts State Automobile Dealers Association for an injunction that would have shut down the Tesla Store in Natick, which opened on September 28. If the dealers' request had been granted, Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] would have been.

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Dealers Store Massachusetts Tesla 140

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

In an ongoing battle with Tesla Motors, state auto dealer associations have continually touted the superiority of the traditional franchised dealer model. While surveys have shown that many car buyers are frustrated with the process, dealers claim Tesla's direct sales model does not benefit customers.

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Dealers Buy Cars Tesla Motors 114

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2013

California Auto Outlook is sponsored by the California New Card Dealers Association. Tesla Motors took 0.6% On the electric vehicle side, Tesla Motors posted 2,308 units of the Model S in California during the second quarter of 2013, representing 44.8% Despite a 0.9 market share. market share. Earlier post.)

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2013 California Hybrid Market 372

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 21, 2014

See why plug-in hybrids are the best competitors to hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles, learn about plans for Hyundai Sonata and Kia Optima plug-in hybrids next year, and see why Tesla Motors may augment its company-owned stores with franchised dealers. All this and more on Green Car Reports. As his company.'

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Plug-in Dealers Plug Hyundai 146

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Plus a crack in the dealer opposition to Tesla Motors, and some encouraging news on wind and solar energy. If you''ve never heard of the Iron Butt Assocation, you may not be a motorcycle rider--but you''ll be interested in the first electric bike rider to win the honor. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Dealers Motorcycles Gas Tesla 141

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

Today we''ve got news of talks between BMW and Tesla Motors, details on the Volkswagen Golf SportWagen hydrogen fuel-cell concept, and the latest rumblings from car-dealer groups over criticism of haggling. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Dealers BMW Concept Hydrogen 138

Green Car Reports

JUNE 23, 2016

Tesla Motors continues to battle Virginia car dealers over the opening of a second company-owned retail store in the Old Dominion State.

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Virginia Dealers Tesla Tesla Motors 113

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2014

A study by researchers at the Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis finds that buyers of plug-in vehicles (PEVs) are substantially less satisfied with the dealer purchase experience than buyers of conventional vehicles—with the notable exception of Tesla buyers. In some cases, dealers outright discouraged PEV purchases.

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Davis Plug-in Plug Sale 290

Green Car Reports

JUNE 23, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: What owners want from the next-generation 2016 Chevrolet Volt, a ride in an ell-electric BYD K9 electric bus, and auto dealers try charm in their battle against Tesla Motors'' direct-sales model. General Motors offers a free fix for a battery-coolant issue in certain 2012 and 2013.'

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Dealers Volt 2016 BYD 131

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 10, 2012

If we had to pick one word to describe Tesla Motors, "audacious" would be at the top of the list. Not only did founder Elon Musk decide to build a car company, which in itself is pretty gutsy.

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Store Dealers Auto Tesla 156

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Tesla Motors and its supporters have rallied numerous times against attacks on the electric-car maker''s company-owned stores, but a Michigan bill banning its online direct-sales model has made it into law--almost.

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Michigan Dealers Sale Tesla 165

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Tesla has once again ruffled the feathers of the California New Car Dealers Association with a new round of referral programs. The Silicon Valley automaker has used referral programs for years; they usually provide perks for current owners who get friends, coworkers, and colleagues to buy a new Tesla vehicle.

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Dealers Tesla California Buy 128

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Thomas came to ALTe from Tesla Motors, where he was Senior Program Director and General Manager, and was working on “Whitestar”, later revealed as the Model S. The company will deliver these powertrain kits to a dealer network to be established.

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Conversion Plug-in Plug Hybrid 301

Green Car Reports

MARCH 11, 2014

Another battle in Tesla Motors'' nationwide war with car dealers seems imminent. The latest state to oppose Tesla''s direct-sales model is New Jersey, which the company says is on the verge of passing rules that would push its direct-sales model out of the Garden State.

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Store New Jersey Dealers Tesla 167

National Green Transportation

MARCH 11, 2014

On Tuesday, the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (NJMVC) approved a new rule requiring that all new-car dealers have a franchise agreement in order to sell cars in New Jersey. This effectively blocks Tesla Motors, who directly.'

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Tesla Motors New Jersey Motors Motor 97

Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Apparently, you can learn a lot about Tesla Motors at a Ford seminar. Tesla''s unusual sales model--which eschews traditional franchised dealerships for direct-sale retail stores--could change the way people buy cars, a former strategic planning leader for Apple said at a Ford panel on global trends last week.

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Store Ford Dealers Tesla 141

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

His latest stunner came last week, when he deemed auto-dealer efforts to ban all direct sales by Tesla Motors state by state "unnecessary protectionism." In doing so, Jackson broke ranks with the vast array of auto-dealer organizations and lobbyists who have spent five.'

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Michigan Dealers Tesla Tesla Motors 160

Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Since Tesla began selling electric cars directly to customers throughout the U.S., On Tuesday, Tesla scored a decisive victory when the Missouri Court of Appeals reversed a lower court's ruling that would have left Tesla without a state dealer license.

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Missouri Dealers Tesla Electric Vehicles 113

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 22, 2014

As expected, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder yesterday signed a bill that bans Tesla Motors from selling its electric cars directly to buyers online in the state.

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Michigan Tesla Dealers Tesla Motors 167

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Every month, and often more frequently, a new story appears about the state-by-state battle between Tesla Motors and auto-dealer lobbyists. In some states, Tesla is permitted to sell its electric cars online, deliver them to customers, and open as many Tesla Store showrooms as it wants.

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Legal Tesla Michigan Dealers 167

Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

You''ve probably heard of electric-car maker Tesla Motors. What you may not know is that several states ban the company from opening its Tesla Stores and selling you its Model S electric luxury sedan.

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Tesla Sale Dealers Tesla Motors 167

Green Car Reports

MAY 16, 2013

How far will state car-dealer associations go to prevent Tesla Motors from opening its electric-car showrooms and selling cars over the Internet? In North Carolina, a new law passed by the state Senate would apparently make it illegal for Tesla to e-mail its customers. A long, long way.

North Carolina 167

North Carolina Tesla Dealers Tesla Motors 167

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Suppose auto dealers in a neighboring state pressured their DoT to make Tesla Motors stop giving test drives of its Model S electric car--the same kind it now offers in more than a dozen other states. If you were you a group of Tesla owners in Minnesota, you might just take matters into your own hands. What would you do?

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Minnesota Iowa Electric Cars Tesla 166

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 24, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: CEO Elon Musk says China may become Tesla Motors'' biggest market, Virginia scraps its hybrid-vehicle tax, and a New Jersey Honda dealer achieves electric-grid neutrality. With Model S electric cars priced at $121,000, China could be the biggest market for Tesla, Elon Musk says.'

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Virginia Dealers Tax Honda 93