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Tesla is closing its showrooms across the country including this one in the International Market Place in Waikiki.
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Tesla has quietly closed its showroom at the International Market Place, although the electric cars remain in the Waikiki gallery.
The company recently announced that it will be moving to online sales and “winding down” operations at many stores over the next few months. It plans to leave a “small number of stores in high-traffic locations” as galleries and information centers, according to the company’s blog. A Tesla spokeswoman declined further comment.
The Ala Moana Center store remains open, although an employee told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser that “nothing’s 100 percent.”
There were three vehicles left in the International Market Place gallery Wednesday and three cars in the parking lot.
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