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Nearly all these laws pre-date the internet. Buying from dealerships has simply the norm for ages. And most such commerce is regulated by states, which is usually a good thing.It's odd that each state has their own rules that have to be legislated, so frustrating.
It's also odd that the law is so specific as to exclude internet sales. What could possibly have been the logic behind that decision? Probably no logic at all just lots of heavy lobbying by car dealers. But that means they had to get each state to pass the same legislation.
I know my dealership has an internet department that handles the incoming inquiries. You can basically lock in your price and do most of the negotiation no hassle before you come into the dealer. I am not sure if that is exclusive to them, or to California or not.
As you say, most dealers have an internet sales department now. And more are shifting to a fixed-price model. Ford may just be providing a common system to still work within that framework (like they already have with the current order book, except this new thing appears to extend to the customer as well).
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