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January 22, 2020 06:53 pm
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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/22/21077062/tesla-deal-sell-service-cars-michigan-law-ban-lawsuit-reversal
Tesla strikes deal to sellcars in Michigan
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
Tesla has reached a deal with Michigan that will allow the company to sell its cars directly in the state, bringing a multiyear legal battle to an end. It’s a small but crucial victory for Tesla, and one that comes in the home state of the automotive industry.
Thanks to a state law that forces automakers to work with dealers to sell their vehicles, would-be Tesla customers in Michigan have had to travel to neighboring states to buy one of the company’s vehicles. Tesla owners had to do the same to get their vehicles serviced.
But that will now change. The Michigan attorney general’s office announced Wednesday morning that it reached an agreement with Tesla to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the company in 2016 over the state law. (Tesla sued...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/22/21077062/tesla-deal-sell-service-cars-michigan-law-ban-lawsuit-reversal
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