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TOKYO -- Prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers are increasingly buying online, even big-ticket items like new cars that they previously purchased only after they had a chance to inspect the merchandise themselves.
Japan's Honda Motor is the latest automaker to sell its cars online, a move that could create new contact points with younger customers but also throws the traditional role of dealerships into question.
