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The FTC’s “Combating Auto Retail Scams” (CARS) rule was supposed to take effect in July of 2024, but due to a pending legal challenge, the Final Rule’s effective date is delayed until ...
The federal consumer watchdog has levied several complaints against dealerships as recently as December 2024, winning a settlement of $20 million from a handful of dealerships accused of ...
Proposition 36, titled Allows Felony Charges and Increases Sentences for Certain Drug and Theft Crimes, was an initiated California ballot proposition and legislative statute that was passed by a landslide in the 2024 general election [2] [3] and went into effect in December 2024. [4]
The California New Car Dealers Association believes VW Group's involvement with Scout Motors legally restricts direct-sale practices in the state following a 2023 amendment.
The laws against direct sales arose historically in the United States starting in the 1930s, as automobile manufacturers started using independently franchised dealerships to offload the tasks of retail selling and servicing vehicles. [38] The laws have been actively defended into the 21st century and extended to online in-state sales.
Pursuant to their loan agreement with the U.S. Treasury and as a condition of receiving additional TARP funding, [6] General Motors and Chrysler corporations announced the closure of automobile dealerships in June 2009, and instructed dealerships to either close in 26 days (Chrysler) or participate in a "wind down" agreement until October 2010 (GM) at which time franchise agreements would not ...
Unlicensed shops remain a common sight in commercial districts across L.A. County, but 125 miles south the same problem has essentially been solved.
The Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act, sometimes also referred to as Right to Repair, is a name for several related proposed bills in the United States Congress and several state legislatures which would require automobile manufacturers to provide the same information to independent repair shops as they do for dealer shops.