DeSantis Signs Bill Blocking Direct-To-Consumer Car Sales

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In a statement, Dave Ramba, a lobbyist for FADA, said, “The attempt by auto manufacturers to cut out the dealer would only result in higher prices and less customer service to the public. The new car dealer is the customer’s advocate when it comes to warranty work and service on a manufacturer’s product, and this bill will protect that.”

Does anyone believe this?

The bill also limits automakers’ ability to control dealer inventory and prices. So if a dealer wants high markups on desirable cars, and another dealer is selling at or below MSRP, automakers won’t be able to reward the better dealer with more inventory and more desirable models.

Why? Let the market work.

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I wonder how much FADA donated to his Presidential campaign?

No its not a good thing and definitely anti consumer.

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Why shouldn’t automakers be allowed to send all their inventory to low mark-up dealers?

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Why shouldn’t gun manufacturers?

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If they cant they should be able to.

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I don’t believe it.

Not only do the dealerships hold the monopoly on new car sales, but Manufacturer Warranty work usually has to be done by a dealership too.

I’d be perfectly happy (and would even prefer) getting MFG warranty work done by my favorite mechanic. And I’d have no qualms about trusting them to do the warranty work correctly.

So the bill in question is not only protecting the dealerships’ monopoly on the new car business, but also any MFG warranty work.

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They can’t.

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So, is this anti-Tesla?

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I never knew that and that in my opinion is definitely anti consumer.

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No, Tesla got a carve-out.

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Then nobody would buy from manufacturer and dealers would remain in business, right ?

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Absolutely. This is one of the biggest government sanctioned scams in history, and both parties bear responsibility.

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Interested to see if anyone can make a good argument as to why this is in the consumers best interests.

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Wow, the dealers strike again. And cause higher prices without dealers??? What a pantload with dealers charging huge mark ups over MSRP and having the nerve to call it a market adjustment. The part that really annoys me is the attempt to interfere with the manufacturers ability to control how their products are allocated to dealers. The very concept that direct to the consumer sales are harmful is beyond laughable.

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Why are we just interested in Florida? Oh. This is about DeSantis, not car sales. For,example.

“New York (5 store limit)
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In 2014, New York banned direct sales but grandfathered in five Tesla stores.[110] Tesla operates four galleries in addition to its five stores. There was proposed legislation in 2018 (Senate bill S6600A and Assembly bill A8248A) to allow more stores. The Eastern New York Coalition of Automotive Retailers opposed this as did the Rochester Automobile Dealers Association.[111]

There are plans to open a new Tesla store east of Syracuse by utilizing the tribal land loophole, similarly to how it enabled opening the 2 Tesla locations in New Mexico.“

To see how your state holds up check here:

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It does work in this respect; when a car is dropped off…the manufacturer’s stopwatch begins. When the car is physically delivered to a consumer, the dealer stops it. This time is theoretically going against every other dealer and the fastest turn…earns the next spot in the assembly line.

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Well, apparently you just don’t understand. This bill means more freedom for all! Somehow.

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Because the law was just passed? Isn’t that how news works?

And regardless what’s a free market loving conservative doing acting like a New York governor?

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I am going to defer to your experience on this. In your opinion does this protect consumers or is just a way for dealerships to protect their own business?

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Exactly.

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