The Firm has been providing legal counsel to a number of dealers and dealer associations around the United States in response to Ford’s Model e Certified Elite Program. Our work has involved determining which components of the Program violate a particular state’s motor vehicle franchise...
BSM Welcomes Attorneys Danielle Roth and Jeremiah Hawkes to the Firm
Written by admin on . Posted in 2022, Newsbrief.
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 Safety and Motor Vehicles as well as a Committee Attorney for the Florida House of Representatives.
Ms. Roth will be...
New York Dealer Client Challenges Stellantis Vehicle Ordering System
Written by admin on . Posted in 2022, Newsbrief.
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 ordering and allocation. The Stellantis program sets a threshold on the percentage of customer sold orders which must be sold...
BSM Files Discriminatory Allocation Lawsuits Against General Motors
Written by admin on . Posted in 2022, Newsbrief.
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 their dealerships.
The lawsuits have been brought in Colorado and Arizona arguing that General Motors has breached...
Mercedes-Benz Issuing Framework Agreements to Smaller Dealership Groups
Written by admin on . Posted in 2022, Newsbrief, Newsletter.
It appears that Mercedes-Benz may be issuing new framework agreements to dealer organizations which have not previously been asked to agree to framework terms. These agreements have historically been issued only to publicly-traded and large privately held dealership groups with a significant...