gnxs
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I spent the better part of yesterday morning watching video from the FTC event including the entire session that included Tesla's Lead Counsel. One thing stunningly obvious is that the only people against allowing a direct sales model are the ones with some sort of affiliation with dealers. Any lawyer, economist, or industry expert that spoke and had no "skin in the game" (no bias to either side of the argument) came down firmly on the side of Tesla's argument.
I particularly enjoyed the last speaker in the grouping that included Tesla's rep, I think his name was Dan Crane and he put into words exactly how I felt on the matter. He was also a strong contributor, as was Todd Maron, Telsa's Lead Counsel, during the Q & A session. The 2 most vocal dealership proponents in that session both seemed to fumble through their prepared script when speaking as it was obvious much or all of it was likely not prepared by themselves. To me they came off very badly although admittedly I am biased towards the Tesla business model. It was 4-5 hours of time well spent yesterday, but I'd love to see an edited version of the entire conference put together that's easier to move through.
I particularly enjoyed the last speaker in the grouping that included Tesla's rep, I think his name was Dan Crane and he put into words exactly how I felt on the matter. He was also a strong contributor, as was Todd Maron, Telsa's Lead Counsel, during the Q & A session. The 2 most vocal dealership proponents in that session both seemed to fumble through their prepared script when speaking as it was obvious much or all of it was likely not prepared by themselves. To me they came off very badly although admittedly I am biased towards the Tesla business model. It was 4-5 hours of time well spent yesterday, but I'd love to see an edited version of the entire conference put together that's easier to move through.