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Article: Cato Institute Study Calls Restrictive Auto-Franchise Laws 'Protectionist,' 'Unconstitutional'.
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- July 25, 2000
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WASHINGTON, July 25 /PRNewswire/ --
Car dealers hate the idea of Ford and GM selling automobiles directly to consumers over the Internet. But from the consumer's point of view, "restrictions on Internet auto sales look like another way to deny them choice and cost savings," according to a new study from the Cato Institute.
Car dealers themselves are free to sell automobiles over the Internet, says Solveig Singleton, Cato's director of information studies. Car manufacturers, by contrast, are barred by franchise laws in many states from making Internet sales. (On July 13 the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers sued the state of Arizona on grounds that ...