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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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May 17, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | James McGrath |Katherine Moskop
Last week, the Illinois federal court in Volkswagen Group of
America v. Illinois Secretary of State, 2024 WL 2020036 (N.D.
Ill. May 6, 2024) granted a motion to dismiss a challenge brought
by Volkswagen ("VW") against a 2022 amendment to the
warranty reimbursement provision of Illinois' Motor Vehicle
Franchise Act, 815 Ill. Comp. Stat. 710/6(b). The amendment
significantly increased the amount of labor time for which OEMs
must compensate dealers to perform warranty repairs.
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May 15, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | James McGrath |Katherine Moskop
Last week, the Illinois federal court in Volkswagen Group of America v. Illinois Secretary of State, 2024 WL 2020036 (N.D. Ill. May 6, 2024) granted a motion to dismiss a challenge brought by Volkswagen (“VW”) against a 2022 amendment to the warranty reimbursement provision of Illinois’ Motor Vehicle Franchise Act, 815 Ill. Comp. Stat. 710/6(b). The amendment significantly increased the amount of labor time for which OEMs must compensate dealers to perform warranty repairs.
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Dec 8, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | James McGrath |Katherine Moskop |Cathryn Johns
In the fall of 2022, Ford introduced an aggressive "Model e Program," requiring its dealers to invest roughly $500,000-$1 million to install publicly accessible electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, invest in employee training, use the Ford.com e-commerce platform for all EV transactions, engage in "no-haggle" pricing, and provide remote delivery of all vehicle purchases if they wanted to continue selling Ford EVs. Since the requirements were announced, almost 400 previously-enrolled...
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Dec 6, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Cathryn Johns |James McGrath |Katherine Moskop
In the fall of 2022, Ford introduced an aggressive “Model e Program,” requiring its dealers to invest roughly $500,000-$1 million to install publicly accessible electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, invest in employee training, use the Ford.com e-commerce platform for all EV transactions, engage in “no-haggle” pricing, and provide remote delivery of all vehicle purchases if they wanted to continue selling Ford EVs. Since the requirements were announced, almost 400 previously-enrolled...
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Dec 5, 2023 | 
lexology.com | James McGrath |Katherine Moskop |Cathryn Johns
In the fall of 2022, Ford introduced an aggressive “Model e Program,” requiring its dealers to invest roughly $500,000-$1 million to install publicly accessible electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, invest in employee training, use the Ford.com e-commerce platform for all EV transactions, engage in “no-haggle” pricing, and provide remote delivery of all vehicle purchases if they wanted to continue selling Ford EVs. Since the requirements were announced, almost 400 previously-enrolled...
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Oct 27, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Katherine Moskop |James McGrath
On September 20, 2023, a New York state court ordered a stay
preventing Ford from implementing its new electric vehicle
("EV") certification programs for dealers pending the
outcome of an action challenging the programs as an unlawful
franchise "modification." See Premier Ford New York
Inc. v. Ford Motor Co., No. 206893/2022 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Sept. 20, 2023).
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Oct 25, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | James McGrath |Katherine Moskop
On September 20, 2023, a New York state court ordered a stay preventing Ford from implementing its new electric vehicle (“EV”) certification programs for dealers pending the outcome of an action challenging the programs as an unlawful franchise “modification.” See Premier Ford New York Inc. v. Ford Motor Co., No. 206893/2022 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Sept. 20, 2023).
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Aug 24, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | James McGrath |Katherine Moskop
In September 2022, Ford rolled out its "Model e
Program" establishing requirements for Ford dealers who choose
to sell and service Ford electric vehicles ("EVs") after
December 31, 2023. The Model e Program replaced Ford's prior
dealer EV certification program, Next Generation Ford EV
Certification ("Next-Gen"), which imposed certain
requirements, including the purchase of EV service equipment and
installation of EV charging stations.
