[chrisblackwell]

I think this is more of the dealerships wanting to hold onto their business model, vs the Ford Company seeing which way the puck is going.

Most dealerships make most of their money from their service department. Considering most electric vehicles require much less service, this presents a very large problem.

The entire dealership model is going to get turned on it's head over the next decade.

[lykr0n]

A lot of things are. There will be a lot of job loss in these "middle men" industries.