New York State Franchise Law For New Car Dealers

KEY TERMS

Notice/Notification Good Faith Notice to Dealer .................................................. 24 Notice of Termination ....................................................... 28, 29 Notice of Franchisor’s Demand .............................................. 28 Notice of Breach .......................................................................... 29 Withholding Consent of Sale ................................................ 31 In-transit Damage/Repair ................................................. 32, 34 RMA / Additional Franchise ................................................... 40 RMA/Relocation Existing Franchise .................... 40, 41, 42 Modification of Franchise ........................................................ 42 Termination of Promotion/Program Consent .................. 43 Incentive Claims Approval/Disapproval ............................. 46 Final Amount of Chargeback .................................................. 47 Notice of Hearing ........................................................................ 51 Failure to Comply with Commissioner’s Decision ......... 53 Change of Address of Dealership ................................... 15, 16 O Original Equipment Manufacturer’s Parts (OEM) ................... 39 P Parts Reimbursement Rate ......................................................... 44, 45 Performance ...................................................................... 23, 29, 36, 43 Population ................................................................................ 21, 22, 41 Protest ................................................................................................ 29, 40 R Reimburse/Reimbursement ........................ 23, 26, 34, 42, 45, 46 Relevant Market Area (RMA) ............................ 21, 27, 40, 41, 42 Additional New Motor Vehicle Dealer ................................ 40 Existing New Motor Vehicle Dealer ..................... 40, 41, 42 Relocate ..................................................................................... 21, 22, 42 Remodel ............................................................................. 25, 26, 33, 34 Renovation ............................................................................... 24, 25, 28 Rent/Rental ....................................................... 24, 25, 28, 42, 49, 54 S Sales Incentive .................................................................. 35, 44, 46, 47 Service Contracts ........................................................................... 23, 24 Signage ............................................................................................... 26, 32 Succession ................................................................................................. 31 T Terminate/Termination ........................................ 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, 34, 43, 48 Tools ........................................................................................... 22, 32, 36 Training ..................................................................................... 22, 23, 36 Transfer ............................................................................... 20, 31, 34, 48 U Unreasonable .................................................................... 43, 45, 46, 48 V Viability ..................................................................................................... 44 W Warranty ............................................. 32, 35, 44, 45, 46, 47, 50, 54

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