A bipartisan bill introduced this month in the Colorado legislature to allow any auto manufacturer to directly retail their battery-electric vehicles to consumers is a direct, frontal assault on state franchise laws — in Colorado and nationwide.
A bipartisan bill introduced this month in the Colorado legislature to allow any auto manufacturer to directly retail their battery-electric vehicles to consumers is a direct, frontal assault on state franchise laws — in Colorado and nationwide.
Some see underutilized U.S. plants as a quick way for automakers to shift production of imported models. But doing so would be a costly, time-consuming process, experts say.