Florida blocks direct sales by Ford, must go thru Dealers

[GDN]

The NADA - Auto dealers association is one of the biggest lobbyist groups there is. They have DEEP pockets from the memberships of the stealerships. Not many mom and pop owners left. Most dealership owners, own several to many and are multi-millionaires who are willing and can spend the big money to protect big dollars make for doing nothing in most cases except screwing the buyer.

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[Toby57]

Tesla doesn’t have franchised dealers, ie dealers who have spent money to build stores to comply with mfg approved design specs. I can understand protecting dealers from direct sales by the mfgs they have spent money to qualify for franchises.

On the other hand, companies like Tesla that don’t have franchised dealers should be allowed to do direct sales. Unfortunately NY doesn’t see it that way. The dealers have long restricted Tesla in NY but now there will be a Tesla store at Exit 34 just east of Syracuse on Oneida Indian land. The state will loose its half of the sales tax on car sales at this location but Tesla will collect an identical amount and will give the state’s share to the Oneida Indians.

Those buyers will be double taxed. Unless they register that auto on Indian land.
If they take that auto home and register it the state will than collect the half the Indians got.
Some states already do this. If the sales tax is less where you buy than where you register you pay that difference at registration.

 

[Ventorum94]

Tesla doesn’t have franchised dealers, ie dealers who have spent money to build stores to comply with mfg approved design specs. I can understand protecting dealers from direct sales by the mfgs they have spent money to qualify for franchises.

On the other hand, companies like Tesla that don’t have franchised dealers should be allowed to do direct sales. Unfortunately NY doesn’t see it that way. The dealers have long restricted Tesla in NY but now there will be a Tesla store at Exit 34 just east of Syracuse on Oneida Indian land. The state will loose its half of the sales tax on car sales at this location but Tesla will collect an identical amount and will give the state’s share to the Oneida Indians.

Why should dealers have to be protected from having customers purchase new vehicles at MSRP? The dealer makes the same money, whether direct purchase from Ford or from delivery dealer. What the new law accomplishes is to prevent manufacturers from banning obscene dealer markups over MSRP. The Florida consumer loses; Mr. DeSantis’ judgement and independence is now called into question, and leaves Mr. Trump an opening he could drive a Lightning through.

 

[Ventorum94]

The NADA - Auto dealers association is one of the biggest lobbyist groups there is. They have DEEP pockets from the memberships of the stealerships. Not many mom and pop owners left. Most dealership owners, own several to many and are multi-millionaires who are willing and can spend the big money to protect big dollars make for doing nothing in most cases except screwing the buyer.

Mom&Pop dealers are also NADA members, and perhaps rely even more on NADA lobbying on their behalf, than megadealers.

 

[Toby57]

Well, it did say must maintain previous allocation numbers. With Ford ramping up, they can just maintain the lower pre-ramp numbers and still be following the law.

That said, really getting sick of govt screwing things up. @Toby57 this is different because it didn't apply to everyone. The law was tailored to hurt big auto and left that little guys alone. CA is blanket across the board. All this does is encourage dealerships to continue ripping us off.

Dealerships are only "ripping off" those that go ahead and pay those inflated prices above MSRP. One does not have to pay it.

 

[F150ROD]

Everything is freaking politics from California’s no ICE car sales to this Florida joke.

So sick and tired of it, but everyone must please their handlers I guess.

As far as Ford and Model E, I think they will be ok in Florida. Order online, show up to the dealer to sign paper work, that’s the work around.

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