Right now, the company is aiming to begin direct Mini sales in 2024, with BMW brand sales to follow in 2026. It's unclear in which markets BMW plans on offering cars direct to consumers.

National Automobile Dealers Association CEO Mike Stanton told Automotive News last week that direct-to-consumer sales are among the top three issues the trade group is monitoring.

Rivian tells Ohio: Stop blocking us from selling cars to your citizens Ohio is Rivian's latest battleground for direct sales.

The California New Car Dealers Association believes VW Group's involvement with Scout Motors legally restricts direct-sale practices in the state following a 2023 amendment.

By bypassing that entirely in favor of direct sales, CNCDA argues, Scout is engaging in misconduct. That’s about as gently as the dealer lobby phrases it anywhere in its letter, by the way.

The automaker is challenging the state’s partial ban on direct sales, arguing that it favors some companies — like Tesla — over others.

Now New York lawmakers are planning their own attack on Musk by attempting to remove Tesla’s right to sell directly to customers in the state.

Rivian will spend $5 billion establishing an electric vehicle factory in Atlanta, Georgia, and is hoping that the state will relax its regulations on direct-to-consumer sales.

Rivian filed a federal lawsuit against Ohio’s department of motor vehicles, arguing that the state’s ban on direct vehicle sales is “irrational” and favors some companies — like Tesla ...