Tesla announces grand opening of first Mississippi dealership in Brandon

Jul. 14, 2022

Source: ROSS REILY, Mississippi Clarion Ledger

Members of the local community got to see the Tesla Model X during Mississippi's first TESLA dealership grand opening.

Mississippi's first Tesla dealership will have its grand opening at 9:30 a.m. July 30 in Brandon.

Local developer RCI and Trihelm Properties have worked together to bring the car manufacturer to Brandon.

Tesla, owned by Elon Musk, manufactures and sells electric vehicles. Tesla was founded in 2003 by a group of engineers who said they wanted to prove that people didn't need to compromise to drive electric. It has become one of the leaders in performance EVs.

Trihelm Properties co-owner Adam Savage said that when he and some others were brainstorming businesses that might move into the property, Tesla came up as pie-in-the-sky jesting.

“We were kind of pot-shotting stuff, wondering who is the best tenant you could get in here. When Telsa was mentioned, there was a chuckle," Savage said. "I found someone online and sent them an email. The next thing I know they are flying out here to look at the property.”

RCI Investments purchased this property out of investment and Trihelm partnered with them to get the tenant in place.