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The Hybrid Model of Direct Consumer
In Europe, auto makers are moving much more aggressively. They're replacing franchise agreements with an agent agreement where the automaker takes control of inventory and marketing to the consumer. Here in the US, we have state franchise laws; even Tesla has only broken those down in 20 cases. But what you're seeing is this like experimenter experimentation around the edges here.