The article does not say that. The point here is, that supposedly the dealer who sold the car had bought the car without auto pilot, but it was active when hand

The article does not say that. The point here is, that supposedly the dealer who sold the car had bought the car without auto pilot, but it was active when handed over. If he had bought the car with auto pilot from Tesla, it would have stayed with the resale. (All sides now have to check the contracts carefully to find out who actually bought what)