• collapse_already
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    2 days ago

    There is a Tesla dealership near my house that has a lot full of them. A ridiculous number. It seems that Tesla is struggling to get rid of them. Hard to believe that there is not a huge market for electric dumpsters sold by a conspicuous asshole.

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      1 day ago

      I thought Tesla’s business model was to not have dealerships? Don’t you order Tesla’s online? Or are these second hand?

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        I don’t know. I assume it is either a dealership or a lot for the storage of inventory. They have multiple other Tesla models as well. It hasn’t been there long and isn’t labeled in Google maps. The photos in street view are years out of date and show buildings that were torn down.

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        Dealerships for other brands in the US are independent privately owned enterprises not owned by the major auto makers.

        Tesla doesn’t have dealerships in this sense. They do have corporate owned locations in some states where they are allowed to sell directly to consumers however that is only some states as laws prohibit automakers from selling directly in many.

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        I don’t, but know I’ve definitely seen Tesla dealerships. They have full Tesla branding so I always assumed they were related to the company and not third party.