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The online-only sales model

The online-only sales model came to an end on 11 Mar 2019, 11 days after it launched on 28 Feb 2019.

Launched 28 Feb 2019 Killed 11 Mar 2019 Lived 11 days Dead 7 years ago

Tesla announced it would close nearly all 398 of its stores and sell exclusively online, framing it as the saving that made a $35,000 Model 3 possible. Eleven days later it kept roughly half the showrooms open and raised prices 3% instead.

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TechCrunch — 11 Mar 2019

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