Bill > H331

This bill further regulates the business practices between motor vehicle dealers, manufacturers, and distributors. The key provisions include: 1. Prohibiting manufacturers/distributors from requiring dealers to change dealership locations, make substantial facility changes, or add/replace facilities, except under certain conditions. 2. Limiting when manufacturers/distributors can access and share dealer customer data and information. 3. Restricting manufacturers/distributors from arbitrarily altering a dealer's geographic area of responsibility. 4. Allowing dealers to obtain goods and services from vendors of their choice, subject to reasonable approval by the manufacturer/distributor. 5. Requiring manufacturers/distributors to offer vehicle leases or subscriptions through affiliated dealers. 6. Prohibiting manufacturers/distributors from coercing dealers to exclusively sell extended service contracts or similar products. 7. Preventing manufacturers/distributors from requiring dealers to implement or change retail repair prices and from recovering warranty reimbursement costs through vehicle price increases. 8. Requiring disclosure to dealers of over-the-air updates and compensating dealers for assisting customers with such updates. 9. Restricting manufacturers/distributors from charging back dealers for exported vehicles under certain conditions.

Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H331