Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Tesla has to file lawsuits. All car companies direct market.

Deciding winners and losers?

All car companies use direct market called, "Build a ...whatever" (click here)

Then the website will hook the buyer up with a place to purchase it called a dealer. The model is no different than Tesla's marketing.

By Darryl Isherwood/NJ.com  
March 11, 2014 at 5:06 PM
March 12, 2014 at 8:19 AM

Looking to get your "green" on with a luxury electric car? (click here)

If Tesla is your choice, you might have a hard time finding one after the state Motor Vehicle Commission today unanimously passed new rules that will limit Tesla's direct sales business model.

The new rules made more stringent the need for a franchised dealer, a model that the electric carmaker says is "anti-Tesla" as the carmaker operates through storefronts that allow for buyers to purchase directly from the manufacturer.

"The Administration has decided to go outside the legislative process by expediting a rule proposal that would completely change the law in New Jersey," the company said in a statement posted on its corporate website. "This new rule, if adopted, would curtail Tesla's sales operations and jeopardize our existing retail licenses in the state. "...

Even though there is no direct legislative action, the agencies of any government are defined and delegated powers by legislative measures. Time to get on with it. I will say this, dealerships increase employment. But, putting Tesla out of business will only reduce the possibility of current employment and it's future expansion in to the markets.

The Commerce Clause (click here)
 ...The Commerce Clause has historically been viewed as both a grant of congressional authority and as a restriction on states’ powers to regulate. The “dormant” Commerce Clause refers to the prohibition, implied in the Commerce Clause, against states passing legislation that discriminates against or excessively burdens interstate commerce....