PALO ALTO, Calif., April 2 (UPI) -- Tesla Motors has decided to appeal a New Jersey state ban on selling cars directly to customers without the use of a dealership network.
The car company's share price ended the day six percent higher at $230.29, on account of the appeal. Filed last week in the New Jersey Superior Court, the appeal seeks to overturn a March 11 ban imposed on the direct sale of vehicles in New Jersey, a move seen as directed at Tesla. The appeal argues that the decision impedes the company's mission of providing sustainable transportation and unfairly favors franchise dealers.