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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsYup, Christie again. NJ shuts down Tesla showrooms.
http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoramic/new-jersey-moves-to-shut-down-tesla-sales-despite-protests-183753241.html
In a hastily called meeting packed with Tesla supporters, the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission approved several rule changes that essentially shut down Tesla's two factory-direct stores in the state not only barring automakers from selling without dealers, but also the mall showrooms that Tesla had used in place of a traditional stand-alone dealership....
Tesla attempted to drum up support among its customers, but said in a blog that it was given less than 24 hours notice of the meeting where the commission would hold its final vote. It also accused the administration of Gov. Chris Christie of backtracking on pledges to let Tesla argue its case in the public forum of the New Jersey legislature.
Loudly
(2,436 posts)Nobody in the business of selling cars is allowed to be open on Sunday.
Historic NY
(37,452 posts)unblock
(52,306 posts)wandy
(3,539 posts)uponit7771
(90,359 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)by keeping all those Teslas off the road.
okaawhatever
(9,462 posts)Republicans extra reason to try and make it fail. Remember Romeny and Ryan both said, "Obama always picks losers, like Solyndra. He picked Tesla for goodness sake."
I think the Repubs don't want that to be a big campaign ad in 2014. The fact that the Dealers association funds the Republican party heavily is a big part of it, too.
Any surprise it is Christie doing this? His approval can't go too much lower, so they might as well use him to gain traction on the issue.
liberal N proud
(60,339 posts)And nowhere demonstrates that better than Chris Christies New Jersey.
stevenleser
(32,886 posts)Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)riqster
(13,986 posts)Jimbo101
(776 posts)"There has grown up in the minds of certain groups in this country the notion that because a man or corporation has made a profit out of the public for a number of years, the government and the courts are charged with the duty of guaranteeing such profit in the future, even in the face of changing circumstances and contrary to the public interest. This strange doctrine is not supported by statute nor common law. Neither individuals nor corporations have any right to come into court and ask that the clock of history be stopped, or turned back."
- Life-Line by Robert A. Heinlein, 1939
iandhr
(6,852 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)and I do not recall any locality attempting to ban Ford dealerships. This is all about $$$.