In a suit filed in Austin, Lucid said the state is acting anti-competitively in forcing companies to sell their products through established dealerships.
The Newark, California-based company, which markets its vehicles online and through a network of Lucid-owned Studios, maintains that its direct sales and in-house after-sales service are so closely tied that using an independent franchised dealer would not be economically viable and would harm the business.
“That tight ...