General Motors dealerships have repaired thousands of Tesla electric cars, GM claimed in its annual Investor Day presentation.
First spotted by Barronsa slide in the presentation simply says “11,180 repairs on Teslas” without elaboration.
Some level of context came in the corresponding speech by GM Chairman Mark Reuss, who pointed out that “approximately 90% of the American population lives within 10 miles of a GM dealership, which gives us a close unparalleled network for sales experience and customer service…superior service highly enabled in the dealership model is not easily duplicated by direct sellers. »
In the past, Tesla has made it difficult for third-party repairs to its vehicles, but its grip is loosened by right-to-repair legislation.
Tesla Charging (Courtesy of Tesla, Inc.)
Right to repair bills aim to provide access to detailed repair instructions and certain software to allow more independent shops to work on electric vehicles. The Biden Administration argued this as a positive for electric vehicles overall, but it’s likely to have a particularly big impact on Tesla’s repairs.
Tesla has already hampered cars that get major reconstructions– or things like battery transplants – everywhere except its service centers, limiting their charge rates to Superchargers, for example. It has, however, recently started inspecting “salvaged” EVs to re-enable functionality.
Without right-to-repair laws, even owners of cars that don’t need heavy repairs might be out of luck depending on the company’s willingness to continue supporting older models. Original owners Tesla Roadster had to resort to workarounds with private stores before Tesla started supporting them again.
2024 Chevrolet Blazer Electric
Now it looks like some of the same protections put in place for independent repair shops could also benefit GM, one of the world’s largest automakers, and its dealer network.
Additionally, GM recognizes that it’s up to its dealerships whether or not they want to tackle Tesla’s repair.
“We don’t need dealer approval for this,” Chevrolet communications director Shad Balch said. “Dealers will clearly try to help any customers they can.”
GM’s dealer network is currently undergoing its own transition to a rich electric vehicle future. She turned to her dealers for deploy destination loaders in communities, and he’s asking dealerships to install chargers and make other changes to prepare for more electric vehicle sales. The automaker has offered buyouts to Cadillac and Buick dealers who don’t want to accept the plan, although it hasn’t offered them a its Chevy dealers.
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With additional reporting by Bengt Halvorson