Hyundai’s Peculiar Rejections
By: Nicholas A. Bader and Danielle M. Roth A pattern has emerged lately where Hyundai and Genesis are peculiarly rejecting dealers’ requests. In some cases, Hyundai is refusing t
The Importance of Force Majeure Clauses
By Logan S. Parker Force majeure is a clause common in commercial contracts. The clause allows a party to terminate a contract or delay performance of a particular term in a contra
2022 Transactions at Bass Sox Mercer
By Logan S. Parker Bass Sox Mercer closed 63 transactions in 2022. Those transactions took place in 23 different states, covered 38 linemakes, and had an aggregate value of roughly
BSM Welcomes Attorneys Danielle Roth and Jeremiah Hawkes to the Firm
We are pleased to have Danielle Roth join the Firm in our franchise and litigation area. Ms. Roth was previously Assistant General Counsel for the Florida Department of Highway Saf
New York Dealer Client Challenges Stellantis Vehicle Ordering System
BSM has filed an administrative protest on behalf a of New York Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram dealer challenging Stellantis’ new “customer-match” rules associated with vehicle orde
BSM Files Discriminatory Allocation Lawsuits Against General Motors
The attorneys at Bass Sox Mercer have filed two separate lawsuits against General Motors on behalf of dealers fed up with GM’s failure to allocate a fair number of vehicles to th
Considerations for Equity Based Compensation to Management
By: C. Lee Lovett In today’s market environment that sees high inflationary pressure paired with a competitive labor market, dealers have been evaluating the ways to attract and
The Territories They Are A-Changin’
By: W. Kirby Bissell As many dealers are already aware, manufacturers are in the process of updating dealers’ areas of primary responsibility to conform to the 2020 Census result
Continuing to Diligently Request Allocation of Vehicles
By: Micah A. Andrews & Jason T. Allen As dealers are well aware, there has been limited product availability across almost the entire automotive industry for multiple years. Pr
INFLATION REDUCTION ACT LIKELY IMPACTS AVAILABILITY OF EV TAX CREDITS
By: Andrew G. Thomas and Richard N. Sox As you may or may not know, the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law by the President on August 16, 2022. This Act is largely targete