Tesla To Open New Service Center In Smithtown

SMITHTOWN, NY - Tesla announced on Friday that it will officially be opening a new service center in Smithtown.

The new service center will be located at the site of the former Sixth Avenue Electronics Store on Route 347 and South Hillside Avenue, which has been vacant for several years.

"Thank you to Tesla for choosing Smithtown for your new location," Town of Smithtown Supervisor Ed Wehrheim said. "This will be a real asset and advantage to our community, and all the residents I’ve spoken to are excited about it.”

The new location will create at least 25 new jobs, including new job opportunities for Farmingdale State College students participating in the Tesla internship program.

"It is exciting to see Tesla working with the Town of Smithtown to revitalize this long-vacant property and turn it into a positive that will benefit all who live in our region," Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan said. "Tesla’s commitment to this project will help create career opportunities for our residents, benefit the students who are gaining crucial experience and, in the long run, help protect the local environment. We welcome them to the area and wish them great success."

The program, which began in Fall 2017, provides students in Farmingdale’s Automotive Technology Department with the opportunity to work on Tesla’s zero-emissions vehicles and potentially find full-time employment with the company after graduation.

Tesla currently has a Service Center in Syosset, a store in Manhasset, two galleries in Huntington Station and East Hampton and two solar warehouses in Hauppauge and Bethpage.

In order maximize the expansion, it is supporting legislation that would allow the company to operate more than five licensed stores in New York State.

Currently Tesla is capped at five licensed stores in New York State. Tesla seeks to raise the current number of retail locations to twenty total stores.

“Tesla’s new service center in Smithtown will provide thousands of Long Island residents with convenient service for Tesla’s sustainable products," A representative from Tesla said. "Proposed legislation would enable Tesla to also sell and deliver our products at this location, and allow for additional Tesla stores across New York, deepening our investment in the state. Smithtown is a promising market for sustainable energy products and Tesla is eager to meet that demand head on.”

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