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Originally Posted by IS3andME
If I am correct, Tesla "dealer network" is that you buy straight from the company/store.
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Not really. They have some stores & service centers:
http://www.teslamotors.com/findus/service
And with more cars sold, more service centers & "Tesla Rangers" will be needed = higher costs etc. Automotive business isn't as easy to run as Mr Musk thinks it is.
Also, as said by someone (was it here or was it somewhere else?): BMW has its Financial Services branch present worldwide & can easily offer attractive lease rates & financing programs. Tesla has external financing partners (eg. USBank & Wells Fargo in US - but what about elsewhere in the world???).
Tesla's US success will not necessary be repeated in other markets outside US. As said by Matski: in other markets Tesla S is a bloody expensive buy.
I'm not buying all the Tesla hype entirely. There are many uncovered spots & unanswered questions left.