“Tesla makes a tremendous product, and we want Missouri consumers to have access to purchase a Tesla if they choose to,” MADA President and CEO Doug Smith said in a statement. “However, we have held the position from the start that the Missouri Department of Revenue erroneously granted a motor vehicle dealer license to Tesla — in violation of Missouri law. All we have ever requested is that any new manufacturer be treated the same as other vehicle manufacturers in Missouri, which are all required to employ a system of sales that uses an automobile dealer to deliver the vehicle to Missouri consumers.”