they allowed factories to produce cars the full calendar year which substantially reduced costs and risks. eventually the manufacturers got to the position where they did have the capital and brand identity to compete and those dealers had to be protected.
i never understand why people are so anti-dealership. yes there are stories about bad ones but to be honest just how would anyone expect these places to be in business if they were consistently bad.
long term, without a dealership model if you have a problem with your tesla your likely up the creek unless they agree with you. there have been some well publicized cases where it took getting media involved to get cars bought back or fixed. dealerships want to preserve their customers as many sell more than one brand, manufactures can easily write off one consumer.
i never understand why people are so anti-dealership. yes there are stories about bad ones but to be honest just how would anyone expect these places to be in business if they were consistently bad.
long term, without a dealership model if you have a problem with your tesla your likely up the creek unless they agree with you. there have been some well publicized cases where it took getting media involved to get cars bought back or fixed. dealerships want to preserve their customers as many sell more than one brand, manufactures can easily write off one consumer.