On June 14, 2021, the federal court bench trial commences in Alliance for Automotive Innovation v. Healey, where a motor vehicle manufacturer trade association seeks to invalidate a 2020 ballot initiative amending that...more
Reminding everyone that it is the responsibility of the “court and the parties to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding,” Judge Douglas Woodlock recently settled multiple...more
Massachusetts federal district court judge Douglas Woodlock did not mince words during an hour-long hearing on Thursday, December 3, urging lawyers for the Alliance for Automotive Innovation and Massachusetts Attorney General...more
Massachusetts voters on November 3, 2020 overwhelmingly approved Question One, a ballot initiative amending the state’s Right to Repair Law. Beginning with “model year 2022,” manufacturers who use a telematics system in their...more
On November 3, 2020, Massachusetts voters will go to the polls for the second time in less than a decade to consider a “Right to Repair” ballot initiative. Question One would amend Massachusetts law to force auto...more
Overshadowed by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tesla in early March quietly racked up another win that will allow it to continue the direct sale of new motor vehicles to consumers in Virginia. On March 3, 2020, the...more
7/8/2020
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Automotive Industry ,
Business Ownership ,
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Trade Associations
The National Association of Motor Vehicle Boards and Commissions (“NAMVBC”) held its annual fall workshop from September 19-21, 2019 in Sacramento, California. The three day workshop featured panel discussions about internet...more
10/1/2019
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Automotive Industry ,
Dealerships ,
E-Commerce ,
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Internet Retailers ,
Licensing Rules ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Online Distribution ,
Regulatory Requirements
When Congress adopted legislation in 1958 requiring that manufacturers affix a label—today called a “Monroney sticker”—in the window of each new motor vehicle they produced showing the suggested retail price for the vehicle...more
8/20/2019
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Disclosure Requirements ,
E-Commerce ,
Labeling ,
Manufacturer Liability ,
Manufacturers ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Price Transparency ,
Retail Market ,
Retail Sales ,
Retailers