Tesla to Open Warwick Location this Coming Saturday
GoLocalProv News Team and Kate Nagle
Tesla to Open Warwick Location this Coming Saturday
The development comes after the car company had initially eyed a location on Quaker Lane — and the company had announced a focus on online sales with only a small number of brick-and-mortar locations in “high-traffic” locations.
The Tesla Store Warwick Commons will be located at 399 Bald Hill Road, and once launched, is expected to be open Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. through 6 p.m.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST“This was a collaborative effort between the state and city,” said lawyer Joe Shekarchi, who is the Majority Leader in the Rhode Island House of Representatives. “From Governor Gina Raimondo meeting with [Telsa founder] Elon Musk, to giving credit to [Warwick] Mayor [Joseph] Solomon after the first location didn't work. He wanted to make sure we got [Tesla] to stay in Warwick."
Shekarchi spoke to what he sees as the importance of landing Tesla in Warwick.
“Tesla is a sought-after iconic name and brand -- it says it Warwick is able to compete with other cities and towns in Rhode Island, and throughout New England,” said Shekarchi. “We competed with locations throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut.”
“It's the ability to get things done fast that made this happen,” said Shekarchi.