Musk completes dizzying 360-degree turn on his plan for retail outlets

During an earnings call with analysts Wednesday, Elon Musk didn’t say why Tesla’s store count appeared to hold steady with the first quarter. — Musk on Twitter: "Just one stipulation on sale: I own Gene Wilder’s old house. It cannot be torn down or lose any its soul." (BLOOMBERG/Bloomberg)

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DANA HULL

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Bloomberg

July 25, 2019 06:29 PM

SAN FRANCISCO -- For years, Tesla Inc.’s Elon Musk loved his chain of store and service centers. Quarter after quarter, the carmaker kept adding more, even waging legal battles to set up shop in states where dealers tried to block him.

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