Tesla fought for years in courts and the Utah Legislature to finally win the legal right to open a manufacturer-owned dealership in the state last year. Now the company no longer needs it, and is moving exclusively to online sales globally.
Tesla had no comment about how many sales jobs that may affect at its South Salt Lake City showroom. But spokeswoman Gina Antonini said "this will be a several month transition.”
She noted that Tesla will “keep a number of stores and transition them to galleries or information centers so people can still learn about our products and see them firsthand.