That’s the key. In Europe most dealerships are brand dealers. They sell and service one or two manufacturers at most, and have a brand to uphold. That is not the case in much of the world: dealers are independent, and sell whatever they want at the price they want without a single fuck given to your feelings since you won’t be coming back in a decade and they will most likely go out of business by then.

The buying experience can be incredibly painful, especially if you go to a dealer know for better prices (there is no such a thing with Tesla).

They aren't.

However, a car dealer in most of Europe is not the only place you can get a car, as used market is pretty big, and car dealers tend to go all in for one brand or one group and stuck around for about as long as you care about official service offerings.