The defeat for Tesla, which owns its own stores, came despite a furious 11th-hour lobbying effort. A senior Tesla executive had accused New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie of breaking a deal to hold off on a rule change requiring all car retailers in the
On Tuesday, the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (NJMVC) voted unanimously to impose new rules that would prohibit Tesla, as a manufacturer, from selling directly to consumers. Instead, the commission said that Tesla would have to sell its cars
Tesla Motors is getting unplugged in New Jersey. The state's motor vehicle commission voted Tuesday to ban automakers from selling cars directly to consumers, instead requiring them to work through franchised dealers, a rule supported by the New Jersey
The defeat for Tesla, which owns its own stores, came despite a furious 11th-hour lobbying effort. A senior Tesla executive had accused New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie of breaking a deal to hold off on a rule change requiring all car retailers in the
Auto dealers are fighting hard in several states to block the direct sales of Tesla cars to customers. New Jersey is the latest to close that door.