2% of To-Be-Closed GM Dealers Saved from Closing

By: Bill Lehner.

According to the Detroit News, General Motors reversed the closing of 41 of the 2,100 dealerships originally targeted to be closed as part of GM’s bankruptcy and restructuring. GM has listened to appeals from hundreds of dealers, and has allowed 41 so far to remain open. This is in stark contrast to Chrysler, which received [...]

 

Virginia Supreme Court Decision Puts Dealers On Notice To Be Specific When Advertising New Automobiles

By: Bill Lehner.

061458 Manassas Autocars v. Couch 06/08/2007 (We updated this posting on August 5, 2009.) The Supreme Court of Virginia said, in deciding a suit concerning the advertisement and sale of a new automobile, that the trial court correctly ruled that a statute governing the permissible means of advertising the sale of new automobiles, Code § 46.2-1581(12)(a), prevails [...]

 

Motor Vehicle Dealers Seminar

By: Bill Lehner.

Ladies and gentlemen – start your engines! On Friday, April 21, 2006: Come to Berry Hill Plantation Resort in South Boston, Virginia as guests of the Sands Anderson Marks & Miller law firm and Virginia International Raceway. For: a one-day seminar on legal issues that impact motor vehicle dealers followed by an invitation-only opportunity to [...]