As readers know from prior editions of the BSM Report, our lawyers have brought several lawsuits against Ford related to the Ford EV program.  Now that Ford has announced that it is pulling most requirements of the Program (see article below), where does this leave us in the courts?   Despite...

In conjunction with the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association, BSM Shareholder, Richard Sox, will present an April webinar on sales performance issues.  Mr. Sox will be discussing the renewed frequency of OEM sending sales performance deficiency letters and reports to dealers.  The webinar...

BSM Shareholders, Richard Sox and Jason Allen, along with BSM Partner, Nick Bader, are participating in FADA’s Roadshows across the State of Florida in April and May.  These Roadshows provide dealer personnel with valuable information related to the latest manufacturer-franchise issues, legislative...

In January of 2020, BSM filed a lawsuit against Ford on behalf of the New Jersey Coalition of Automobile Retailers arguing that Ford’s Lincoln Commitment Program (“LCP”) violated the New Jersey Franchise Practices Act. The LCP provides dealers participating in the Program with a per vehicle incentive...

Along with Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP, and Harris Lowry Manton LLP, BSM has been retained by Ginn Motor Company to file a class action lawsuit against General Motors.  The lawsuit, filed in the Federal Court for the Northern District of Georgia, alleges that GM has failed to properly...