January 22, 2020
Tesla Inc. and the Michigan Attorney General's Office reached an agreement Wednesday that will end the electric car manufacturer's federal suit attacking a 2014 law that prevented it from selling vehicles directly to consumers in the state.
March 13, 2018
After a hard-fought battle to dodge Tesla's subpoenas, the Michigan Automobile Dealers Association must hand over documents about its lobbying efforts supporting a 2014 state ban on car manufacturers selling vehicles directly to consumers, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
March 05, 2018
The Sixth Circuit said Monday that three Michigan car dealerships cannot dodge Tesla's subpoenas seeking communications and testimony they offered in support of a state ban on direct-to-consumer auto sales that Tesla claims is unconstitutional, saying the district court's discovery order isn't yet appealable.
February 21, 2018
The Michigan Automobile Dealers Association asked a federal judge Tuesday to shut down Tesla's bid to force the group to hand over documents about its lobbying efforts supporting a 2014 state ban on car manufacturers selling vehicles directly to consumers, saying Tesla's demands are full of smoke.
February 07, 2018
Tesla told a Michigan federal judge Tuesday that the Michigan Automobile Dealers Association shouldn't be allowed to hide evidence about its lobbying efforts supporting a 2014 state ban on car manufacturers selling vehicles directly to consumers, a law the electric car maker insists was an "anti-Tesla" amendment.
January 16, 2018
A lobbying firm objected Monday in Michigan federal court to a subpoena from the state attorney general in Tesla's suit over a Michigan law passed in 2014 that bans the automaker from selling directly to consumers, saying the subpoena is too broad and would unfairly burden the firm.
December 19, 2017
Tesla has gained ground to sell its cars directly to consumers in some states over the objections of traditional franchised dealerships that sell cars for other manufacturers, but it still faces an uphill battle in challenges to statutes limiting its direct-sales model and lawsuits from groups seeking to enforce dealer-franchise laws.
December 15, 2017
Three Michigan auto dealers made moves Friday to get the Sixth Circuit to let them off the hook of having to give Tesla information about their lobbying efforts supporting a state ban on car manufacturers selling vehicles directly to consumers.
December 11, 2017
Three Michigan auto dealers must hand over information about their lobbying efforts supporting a state ban on car manufacturers selling vehicles directly to consumers, a federal judge ruled Monday, rejecting their attempt to dodge a July order in Tesla's lawsuit alleging the ban creates an unconstitutional monopoly.
August 22, 2017
A Michigan magistrate judge on Monday ordered two Republican state lawmakers to comply with Tesla Motors Inc.'s requests for documents related to a state law passed in 2014 that bans the automaker from selling directly to consumers.