As our readers know, BSM is co-counsel in the VW Dealer class action against Robert Bosch, LLC and Robert Bosch, GmbH (collectively “Bosch”) seeking damages resulting from the Diesel-gate scandal. Unlike Volkswagen Group of America and Volkswagen AG, Bosch has chosen to fight the litigation with...

GM’s Dealer Sales and Service Agreement renews for all dealers on November 1, 2020. GM is already sending dealers ownership and management information to insure they have the correct information on file to be ready when GM issues the proposed new Dealer Agreement next year. Dealers should review...

The Lincoln Commitment Program (LCP) was first announced by Ford’s Lincoln Division in 2018.  Due to the tremendous push-back from both dealers and Dealer Associations as to the facility requirements of the LCP, Ford withdrew the Program. The LCP has not been reissued with very little...

In an interesting twist to the prior challenges brought by Tesla Motors to state motor vehicle franchise law prohibitions or limitations on retail sales by a manufacturer, a Tesla vehicle owner brought a suit in South Carolina challenging the State’s prohibition on direct sales to consumers. The...

Toyota Motor Sales, its regional distributors, and the Lexus Motor Division recently gave notice to dealers across the United States that it planned to change their assigned territory by adding and taking away certain census tracts. Toyota and Lexus announced that they were reassigning census...