Getting dealers on board for the electric vehicle transition has been tough. Profitability problems, the reduced need for service (something dealers depend on), and the lack of knowledge on the parts of dealers and salespersons has been a real problem that holds non-direct sales back. Tesla and some other EV … [continued]
As the world gradually shifts to electric vehicles, the auto industry is also beginning to witness the decline of the decades-old dealership model. For buyers and automakers both, companies like Tesla and Carvana are disrupting the industry’s traditional dealership approach, and there’s probably little the old guard of auto cronies can … [continued]
Tesla made buying a new Model Y super easy. Carvana made disposing of my used LEAF just as easy.
One of Tesla’s key obstacles in the United States is the traditional auto dealership industry. Dealerships across the country have lobbied state and local governments to prevent Tesla from selling directly to its customers — and not just Tesla, but also Rivian, Lucid, and any newcomer that wants to sell … [continued]
It’s not uncommon to see Tesla compared to Amazon. There’s also a bit of a rivalry between Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk. Bezos has systematically extracted mass market product retail out of traditional brick-and-morter stores and into its industry-dominating Amazon marketplace online. Could Musk be taking a page out of the Bezos playbook — going all-in with Tesla’s online sales strategy?
