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    110 months ago

    Why can’t they just copy Tesla’s model? Or does Amazon operating a storefront on behalf of the manufacturer preclude that?

    • partial_accumen
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      110 months ago

      Why can’t they just copy Tesla’s model? Or does Amazon operating a storefront on behalf of the manufacturer preclude that?

      The “on behalf of the manufacturer” is the definition of a dealership.

      If Amazon manufactured cars themselves, and they never sold them through a dealership ever, then they could avoid much of the dealership rules in many states, just like Tesla is. Even then, there would be some states that don’t allow non-dealership sales or service centers. Again Tesla has gotten around this in a few times by setting up showrooms (not dealerships) and service centers on Tribal lands.

      For Amazon to follow Tesla’s model, they’ll need to be a car manufacturer that never sells through dealerships.