I am not well versed with the law, but Tesla "dealerships" don't qualify as actual dealerships, AFAIK. They are considered "stores" and you don't really have salespeople trying to get you into a vehicle. I believe (but again, not a lawyer so can't say I am absolutely certain) that this is effectively how they get around this, barring local/state laws that genuinely require a dealer to sell a vehicle to the buyer.Tesla dealerships are owned by Tesla, all other dealerships are not owned by the manufacture, and is somehow illegal for them to own them. i.e. Ford could not legally own a Ford dealership.