
“Tesla sells its cars directly to consumers, but state law currently prohibits Tesla from operating its own a dealership. Car makers are not allowed to sell vehicles directly to the public in Texas, they must sell through independently-owned franchises. ‘This happens all the time,’ said Bill Wolters, the president of the Texas Automobile Dealers Association, which lobbied against the bill. ‘Someone wants an exception to the franchise laws. If we made an exception for everybody that showed up in the legislature, before long the integrity of the entire franchise system is in peril.'”
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/22/elon-musk-condemns-the-perversion-of-democracy-in-texas/
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