New Hampshire passes Dealer Rights legislation
The New Hampshire House has overwhelmingly passed a Dealer Bill of Rights that may be worth emulating in other states. The state senate passed a different version earlier this year. Now the upper chamber must decide whether to go with the amended bill or work out a compromise.
The version passed last week would:
Limit manufacturer-required facility upgrades to every l5 years. After 15 years, the automaker would have to prove an upgrade was necessary.
Give dealers facility site control and exclusivity in a franchise agreement or renewal.
Give dealers some say in choosing their floor plan and auto loan lending sources.
Require transparency and/or uniformity in incentive programs, market area changes, sales performance calculations and performance reports.
Require warranty parts reimbursement at retail rate, written in such a way as to discourage OEM attempts to ignore it.
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