Tesla opening gallery within Los Angeles Nordstrom store

Shoppers at a Los Angeles Nordstrom can soon browse Tesla Motors' cars while they're in the men's department.|
ASSOCIATED PRESS
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

DETROIT - Shoppers at a Los Angeles Nordstrom can soon browse Tesla Motors' cars while they're in the men's department.

A Tesla Gallery opens Saturday at Nordstrom in The Grove, a high-end shopping complex. The department store collaboration is the first of its kind for Palo Alto, California-based Tesla, which operates its own stores and doesn't sell through a traditional dealer network.

The 400-square-foot gallery will showcase Tesla's new Model X SUV. Customers can't buy a Tesla in the gallery, but they can explore trim options and go for a test ride with a Tesla employee.

Tesla spokeswoman Keely Sulprizio says the gallery will be open at least through the end of this year. Sulprizio says Tesla is working on obtaining a license to sell cars from the Nordstrom location.

UPDATED: Please read and follow our commenting policy:
  • This is a family newspaper, please use a kind and respectful tone.
  • No profanity, hate speech or personal attacks. No off-topic remarks.
  • No disinformation about current events.
  • We will remove any comments — or commenters — that do not follow this commenting policy.
Send a letter to the editor