BTW, GM could totally change their image in my mind by just standing up and doing the right thing. Support Tesla's initiative for showrooms and do what Elon does.... come out and say you're happy to see more firms producing zero emissions vehicles and you look forward to competing fairly. If they did that, I'd buy a Bolt the next day.
There are 102 Buick, 53 Cadillac, 148 Chevrolet, and 81 GMC locations in the Great State of Michigan. 384 opportunities to purchase a General Motors product within that one State alone. Yet GM stated that it would be an
'unfair advantage' for Tesla to have and operate even ONE location in the ENTIRE State.
They stated the same when it came to Pennsylvania, where Tesla was at least allowed to have five locations. Pennsylvania, where there are 116 Buick, 62 Cadillac, 171 Chevrolet, and 65 GMC locations. 414 locations in Pennsylvania, more than four times as many sites to purchase as Tesla has in the entire United States of America today.
The National Automobile Dealers Association
(NADA) insists that Tesla could sell more cars if they used
'independent franchised dealerships'. While Buick has 1,900+ facilities, there are 2,500+ Chevrolet locations, and 900+ sites for Cadillac -- Tesla operated less than 100 locations in 2015, neither NADA nor GM can explain these sales results between the least expensive
'luxury' Sedans these brands offered that year, plus the Chevrolet VOLT:
31,886 - Buick Verano
26,873 - Cadillac ATS
26,400 - Tesla Model S
15,393 - Chevrolet VOLT
And they don't want this to continue. Because it is an embarrassment both to GM brands and to the thousands of
'independent franchised dealerships' that offer them. Yet each expect the courts to believe their claims of being a more efficient means of distributing vehicles than Tesla wants to use.