It's slightly more complicated than that. In most cases, Dealers don't own the cars on their lot; they are financed either by a manufacturer's financing arm e.

It's slightly more complicated than that. In most cases, Dealers don't own the cars on their lot; they are financed either by a manufacturer's financing arm e.x. FMCC, Ally (sorta), NMAC, or an independent e.x. Santander. Oftentimes, the Tracking device is part of the finance company's agreement, if not part of keeping insurance costs down. Of course, dealers are more than happy to try to charge you for -not- removing it...