To understand why we buy and sell cars unlike other goods in America requires a look back at the crazy and often brutal early days of the American auto industry.
Just think about it for a moment. When you want to buy a refrigerator, you don't go to a Whirlpool store, then a Maytag store and a Bosch store. You go to an appliance store. And even if there is a store that only sells clothing from one company -- like Gap, which only sells clothing from Gap -- that store is owned and operated by Gap.But when you want to buy a new car you have to go to different stores for different brands.
Continuing demand for cars and their relatively high cost made that viable.By the mid-20th century, car dealers had real political influence and helped pass laws that protected their independent businesses from encroachment by big automakers. Here, a salesman shows off the engine of a 1937 Chevrolet Master.
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