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Oct 29, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Brandon Bigelow
On Wednesday, October 23, 2024, FCA US LLC, the manufacturer of
Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram vehicles, among others, put the final
nail in the coffin of claims by consumers that "destination
charges" for the delivery of vehicles to dealers are somehow
unlawful if those charges exceed the actual cost of delivery and
generate profit. In BCR Carpentry LLC at al. v.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Brandon Bigelow
On Wednesday, October 23, 2024, FCA US LLC, the manufacturer of Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram vehicles, among others, put the final nail in the coffin of claims by consumers that “destination charges” for the delivery of vehicles to dealers are somehow unlawful if those charges exceed the actual cost of delivery and generate profit. In BCR Carpentry LLC at al. v.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | James McGrath |Katherine Moskop |Brandon Bigelow
On September 4, 2024, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law
an amendment to New York's warranty reimbursement statute, N.Y.
Veh. & Traf. Law § 465, requiring manufacturers to
compensate dealers for labor using the "reasonable" time
allowances contained in third-party labor time guides
"reasonably utilized" by dealers for customer-pay
repairs.
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Sep 10, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Brandon Bigelow |James McGrath |Katherine Moskop
On September 4, 2024, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law an amendment to New York’s warranty reimbursement statute, N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 465, requiring manufacturers to compensate dealers for labor using the “reasonable” time allowances contained in third-party labor time guides “reasonably utilized” by dealers for customer-pay repairs.
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Brandon Bigelow |Cathryn Johns
The administrative challenge brought by the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) and another trade association against the Combating Auto Retail Scams (“CARS”) Trade Regulation Rule, issued last year by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), will be heard by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on October 7, 2024.
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Car Dealers |Brandon Bigelow |Cathryn Johns
The administrative challenge brought by the National Automobile
Dealers Association (NADA) and another trade association against
the Combating Auto Retail Scams ("CARS") Trade Regulation Rule, issued last
year by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), will be heard by the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on October 7, 2024.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Brandon Bigelow
On Thursday, August 15, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Arizona Attorney General announced a $2.6 million settlement to resolve claims that Coulter Motor Company used deceptive online advertising to lure customers into its two Arizona dealerships; duped consumers into paying for unwanted “add-on” products; and engaged in discriminatory practices by charging Latino customers more in financing charges and for these “add-ons” than non-Latino white customers.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Brandon Bigelow |Cathryn Johns
The administrative challenge brought by the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) and another trade association against the Combating Auto Retail Scams (“CARS”) Trade Regulation Rule, issued last year by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), will be heard by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on October 7, 2024.
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Brandon Bigelow
On Thursday, August 15, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
and Arizona Attorney General announced a $2.6 million settlement to resolve
claims that Coulter Motor Company used deceptive online advertising
to lure customers into its two Arizona dealerships; duped consumers
into paying for unwanted "add-on" products; and engaged
in discriminatory practices by charging Latino customers more in
financing charges and for these "add-ons" than non-Latino
white customers.
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Jul 2, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Brandon Bigelow
A federal court in Wisconsin recently granted a motion to
dismiss all claims in a putative multi-district class action
against motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson, asserting claims
that the OEM's warranty violated the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act
("MMWA") and state antitrust and consumer protection
laws.
