Yesterday, the Senate agreed with the House of Representatives that the successful “Cash for Clunkers” would get $2 billion extra (which was in the original request by the House, but cut by the Senate before the program was originally implemented), enough — most say — to keep the program going through August. This is great [...]

I noticed back to back stories in the Wall Street Journal Thursday and Friday on the “Cash for Clunkers” program that Congress approved as part of the set of legislative initiatives that have come to be known as the economic stimulus package. John McEleney, chair of the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) kicked up concern [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]