CONTRACTUAL DISPUTES

Dealership Agreement • Warranty Work Reimbursement • Board of Vehicles Act

General Motors v. Bureau of Prof. and Occupational Affairs, PICS Case No. 17-1264(Pa. Commw. Aug. 16, 2017) Hearthway, J. (16 pages).

The Department of State, State Board of Vehicle Manufacturers, Dealers and Salespersons erred in finding that petitioner, General Motors, Inc., violated Section 9(a)(3) of the Board of Vehicles Act by converting certain dealers to retail rate reimbursement for labor when those dealers elected to receive retail rate reimbursement for parts under the Act. The court reversed an order sustaining two counts of protest by the respondent dealers.