Tesla opening a store in Newport Beach?

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Daily Pilot - Serving Newport Beach & Costa Mesa, California

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OC METRO – Tesla Motors may open dealership in Newport Beach

Is there one in San Diego?

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Is there one in San Diego?

No. They have a rep there but all servicing and sales is still out of LA.

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Orange County Business Journal Online | Newport Beach Clears Way for Tesla Dealership

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San Diego is coming soon too.

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Orange County Business Journal Online | Newport Beach Clears Way for Tesla Dealership

Tesla has 11 dealers in the U.S., including San Diego and Los Angeles.

As usual, the article's author isn't able to, or doesn't want to, grasp that the company-owned stores aren't dealerships. Maybe I'm being overly sensitive, and people are using the term "dealer" in a generic sense, but it's undermining what I see as a significant difference between Tesla's approach to selling their products and that of all of the other car companies, who are using dealers to hawk their wares. When I compare my poor to middling experiences with car dealers to the excellent relationship I have with the people that work at the Seattle Tesla Store, well, I'll take a company-owned operation any day.

The company has emerged as a primary rival to Irvine’s Fisker Automotive Inc., which has some hybrid cars in the works.

Like fingernails on my mental chalkboard. It's Fisker that's a wannabe rival to Tesla, not vice versa. Who has got cars currently in production? Who has slipped their production schedule?


I'm preaching to the choir here, but every once in a while I feel the need to release a little steam.

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San Diego is coming soon too.

I CAN'T WAIT!!!!

It's really hard being down here in San Diego when the only service center is near the edge of my range and a pain-in-the-a$$ drive. Any news on when/where? Care to share your source?

thanks,
//Dan

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As usual, the article's author isn't able to, or doesn't want to, grasp that the company-owned stores aren't dealerships. Maybe I'm being overly sensitive, and people are using the term "dealer" in a generic sense, but it's undermining what I see as a significant difference between Tesla's approach to selling their products and that of all of the other car companies, who are using dealers to hawk their wares. When I compare my poor to middling experiences with car dealers to the excellent relationship I have with the people that work at the Seattle Tesla Store, well, I'll take a company-owned operation any day.

Like fingernails on my mental chalkboard. It's Fisker that's a wannabe rival to Tesla, not vice versa.

Local vs out of town rival. Fisker are the hometown boys.

I say" dealer" as often as I say "store". It's a tough habit to break. On the good side Iv'e pretty much licked saying "gas" pedal.

I agree with you on all accounts though.

No attributable source on the SD store.

[DaveD]

No attributable source on the SD store.

Tesla Motors themselves: Tesla Motors - Tesla Stores

The map shows the SD store, but currently just gives a telephone number for it.

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Tesla Motors themselves: Tesla Motors - Tesla Stores

The map shows the SD store, but currently just gives a telephone number for it.

They have a Rep in SD but have not built a facility.



Yet.