It’s extremely common. Cars are driven from factory to holding lot, then onto trains, then onto ships that rock and sway their way across the ocean, then off the ships into holding lots, then onto trains, then onto trucks, then onto dealer lots, and all this driving is done by people in a hurry. Dings, scrapes, or worse often happen. But as you guessed, there are points along the way where damage is noticed and repaired.
Until recently, I worked for a foreign automaker. Enough of our cars were damaged in one way or another when they came off the ships that the holding facility at the port had its own parts warehouse and body shop. But even then, some cars were so damaged they were held back from being sent to dealers; the ones that underwent extensive repairs to be considered “good enough” were offered to offices for test fleet or employee use, and the ones that couldn’t be repaired were written off and parted out.
