Elon Musk dodges ban on direct sales in New Mexico as Tesla sets up center in defunct casino on tribal land where customers can buy cars without going through third-party dealers
New Mexico law prohibits car manufacturers from selling directly to customers without going through third-party dealers The law has kept the electric carmaker from doing official business in the state for years In an attempt to work around the laws, they have partnered with the Nambe Pueblo first nation tribe to open up a facility The building is currently a defunct casino on tribal land just north of Sante Fe By Stephen M. Lepore For Mailonline
Published: 10:35 BST, 13 September 2021 | Updated: 10:41 BST, 13 September 2021
Tesla CEO Elon Musk exploited a loophole to avoid following New Mexico laws while setting up a sales and service center with one of the tribal nations in the state.
New Mexico law prohibits car manufacturers from selling directly to customers without going through third-party dealers.
The rules, which exist in a few other US states, are meant to protect dealers from their own automakers opening a company-owned store next to a third-party dealership.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk exploited a loophole to avoid following New Mexico laws while setting up a sales and service center with one of the tribal nations in the state
However, electric carmakers like Tesla have no history of deals with third-party franchises.
The law has kept the electric carmaker from doing official business in the state for years.
In 2019, Tesla tried to push a new law in the state with the help of some favorable legislators, but local car dealer associations used their political
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