Absolutely. The dealer has a lot more financial capacity to take on that tiny amount of risk than an individual does. If delivery dates are not met and you have a lease about to expire, it could cost many thousands of dollars, or many frustrating hours spent trying to negotiate a reasonable outcome with the leasing company. If delivery dates are not met and the buyer cancels their contract, the only problem the dealer has is that they sell the car to somebody else.

What about a house contract? If certain dates are not met by the seller, the buyer can pull out easy as.

In construction contracts, if the builder doesn't finish the project on time, they pay the client liquidated damages for every day they are late.

If you ask me, car dealer is getting off very easy in this hypothetical situation.