It’s hard to keep up with the endless tweaks and about-faces made to Tesla’s short-term sales and pricing strategies. Some automakers roll out changes and stick to them for years; Tesla pulls over and adjusts its near-term operations from a rest stop off the side of the interstate.

The latest change to Tesla’s game plan involves a reversal of a strategy announced just a couple of weeks ago. The lion’s share of Tesla’s stores will not close, after all. And, instead of prices dropping across the board to reflect the cost savings, the automaker will raise them instead. (Read More…)

Tesla cars are still hard to get and hard to find, but it’s not for a lack of international distribution. Soon, it will be easier to buy a Tesla out of the country than in the country. From April to June, Tesla Motors opened showrooms in Copenhagen and two other parts of the world, reports The Nikkei [sub] By the end of the year it plans to open three more showrooms in Tokyo, Paris and Milan.