Yes, you're actually right - thinking about it, the issue is that these laws a) don't have any place in this day and age and b) were really abused in the case of Tesla, which never used the traditional dealership model to sell cars as far as I understand it (european here).

On a sidenote: One could argue whether these laws made any sense, even back then - just image how ridiculous it would be if every industry enjoyed the same "protections".