State: Connecticut
What are the arguments supporting direct sales of vehicles in Connecticut?
- Opposing direct sales shows an opposition to technology and dissaudes tech start ups from
- Denying Connecticut residents the ability to buy directly in Connecticut costs Connecticut jobs and revenue
- neighboring state Massachusetts is getting the sales and the revenue
What are the arguments opposing direct sales in Connecticut?
- job losses
- job loss argument is maintained by auto dealers and by business groups such as the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce & Connecticut River Valley Chamber of Commerce
A compromise offered: Allow existing dealers to sell these cars
Hartford Courant | Auto Dealers Fighting Tesla Pitch to Sell Cars Directly to Customers