MD Dealers push for fair warranty reimbursement, alternatives to OEM vendors and a bar to OEM retaliation on franchise laws
MADA with WANADAs support is before the Maryland legislature with franchise measures to shore up the existing requirement that automakers fairly compensate their dealers for warranty work and afford dealers the option of selecting their own vendors in things like OEM-mandated facilities improvements. Capstoning these and existing parts of the franchise relations law is a measure to preclude automakers from retaliating against dealers who press their rights under the law.
Beyond the franchise law, MADA and WANADA are moving forward with The Motor Vehicle Administration to establish a motor vehicle dealer board in Maryland of the same composition and scope as the eminently successful one that has worked for some time in Virginia.
With the 2013 Maryland General Assembly set to conclude its regular session next Monday, April 8, MADA and WANADA may be looking to dealer members for grassroots support in these final days.
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