The New York Post is reporting that Tesla intends to open two permanent stores at popular east-coast tourist destinations this spring:
Just in time for summer, Tesla Motors, led by CEO Elon Musk, is tweaking its retail business plan and opening two stores at East Coast resorts — one in the Hamptons and another in Cape Cod, The Post has learned.
Noting the chilled-out vibe of both destinations, Tesla is promising a “low-pressure sales environment” that’s friendly to electric-car-curious families and flip-flops alike, spokeswoman Sonja Koch said.
“These will be permanent locations,” she noted, adding that Tesla is betting summer mobs will make up for the slow winters.
Located at 50 Newton Lane in East Hampton and 11 Central Square in Cape Cod’s Mashpee Commons, the new shops are among the first in Tesla’s chain that will cater primarily to tourists.
Note: Tesla stores are not like your traditional dealership, with greasy salesmen strung out on commission-based pay. They are points of interest–something you peruse whilst eating an iced cream cone.
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Time to change your s/n to Elon Musk Groupie. That’s four Tesla posts in a 24 hour period.
Perhaps an acronym would suffice–EMGstudmuffin3?
LOL
What they are is designed to promote to money managers who visit those locales. Elon is starting to get a little icky. Don’t get me started on the gigafactory.
No way Elon is god
I agree that the Tesla Store experience is the complete opposite of the prison rape experience at your local car dealer.
More akin to the Apple store than a greasy Chevy dealership
Tesla had a pop-up location in Southampton last year. Lots of TSLA in East Hampton already. Unless TSLA is also selling men’s clothes, the address is wrong. Coincidentally, there is an ice cream store on Newtown so all is good.
Isn’t Southampton in England?
I noticed $TSLA banners on a store off the 405 in LA on the way back from the airport, looks like they opened a store here
The store off the 405 was the first one to open. It has been there since ’08 when they came out with the roadster.