This will last for about 2 seconds. One of two things will happen - the auto manufacturers / dealer franchises will get to a bunch of legislators and legislate the closing of Tesla's stores.
Or - they will see an opportunity and open up stores themselves. I look forward to seeing a GM store, a Chrysler store, and a Toyota Store, right next to the Apple store in the mall.
In that case - goodbye auto dealers. it would be a mistake to underestimate their political power, though. I have an auto dealer franchise for a client that has over a billion of revenue in a year - an auto dealer that's only present in a couple of states.
