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Anti-Tesla bills would amend current law to halt Tesla's growth and could impact their current abilities to do business in The Great State of North Carolina
The basic strategy of the North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association (NCADA) is to have amendments added that give them more power to block Tesla's ability to do business. The basics of the amendments are:
Require a 15 day public notice of license applications
This is to allow time to initiate action against Tesla when an application is filed.
Give NCADA broader powers to initiate action against Tesla and block license applications or renewals
The current law states that NCADA may initiate action (after mediation) against the manufacturer for a franchised dealership that was harmed by that manufacturer's conduct in the past. The amendments include changing the law to give NCADA standing to initiate action without mediation against any manufacturer (Tesla) for any conduct that would harm or would affect automotive dealerships in NC in the future.
With the new language, Tesla's conduct of simply existing could be argued as something that "would affect" automotive dealerships in NC and allow NCADA to initiate action against them.
The three bills that contain the set of amendments giving NCADA the additional power are:
H455 Clarify Motor Vehicle Dealer Laws
S384 Clarify Motor Vehicle Dealer Laws
S385 Clarify/Auto Dealers Regulatory Req
If you live in NC and wish to help, you may contact your NC Senate and NC House representative. Please reference the appropriate bills when contacting. NC House bill H445 and NC Senate bills S384 and S385.
Critical part of H455 and S384
Anti-Tesla bills would amend current law to halt Tesla's growth and could impact their current abilities to do business in The Great State of North Carolina
The basic strategy of the North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association (NCADA) is to have amendments added that give them more power to block Tesla's ability to do business. The basics of the amendments are:
Require a 15 day public notice of license applications
This is to allow time to initiate action against Tesla when an application is filed.
Give NCADA broader powers to initiate action against Tesla and block license applications or renewals
The current law states that NCADA may initiate action (after mediation) against the manufacturer for a franchised dealership that was harmed by that manufacturer's conduct in the past. The amendments include changing the law to give NCADA standing to initiate action without mediation against any manufacturer (Tesla) for any conduct that would harm or would affect automotive dealerships in NC in the future.
With the new language, Tesla's conduct of simply existing could be argued as something that "would affect" automotive dealerships in NC and allow NCADA to initiate action against them.
The three bills that contain the set of amendments giving NCADA the additional power are:
H455 Clarify Motor Vehicle Dealer Laws
S384 Clarify Motor Vehicle Dealer Laws
S385 Clarify/Auto Dealers Regulatory Req
If you live in NC and wish to help, you may contact your NC Senate and NC House representative. Please reference the appropriate bills when contacting. NC House bill H445 and NC Senate bills S384 and S385.
Critical part of H455 and S384