No. The DMV is tracking the number of sales you are making here to determine the limit of the auto dealer bonds for wholesalers. The number of cars you purchased is not factored in. That said, if you are buying too many cars and not selling them, eventually the Board of Equalization (BOE) may start poking around to find out why. Why the BOE you ask? That vehicle was likely was purchased by you (the Wholesale-Only Dealer) and the BOE usually assumes that you will make a profit on the sale of that vehicle. If that vehicle was never sold, the Board of Equalization never gets to collect a tax on the profit you made on the auto sale.
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