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What specific dealer markups are illegal or negotiable in most states right now?

ChatGPTgpt-62 queries11/1/2026
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
What specific dealer markups are illegal or negotiable in most states right now?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
2026 United States state laws car dealership fees illegal dealer add-ons unauthorized charges market adjustment documentation fees state laws FTC currentGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDConsequence
FTC auto dealer advertising pricing add-on charges CARS Rule status 2026 dealer fees officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDShort fact

Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.

Query classes

Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.

ChatGPT real searches (2)
Short fact50%Other / navigationalComparisonConsequence50%ReasonDefinitionInstructionYes / no

Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

Searches and sources

ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
2026 United States state laws car dealership fees illegal dealer add-ons unauthorized charges market adjustment documentation fees state laws FTC current Google ↗
FTC auto dealer advertising pricing add-on charges CARS Rule status 2026 dealer fees official Google ↗

Queries

2 queries · click a column to sort
Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
2026 United States state laws car dealership fees illegal dealer add-ons unauthorized charges market adjustment documentation fees state laws FTC current
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Consequence——1x
of 1
FTC auto dealer advertising pricing add-on charges CARS Rule status 2026 dealer fees official
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Short fact——1x
of 1