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attorneys at the Law Offices of Michael M.
Sieving limit their practice to advising and
representing dealers in the motor vehicle
industry. The legal services rendered include
representing dealerships in buy-sell negotiations,
property acquisitions, administrative regulatory
actions taken by the Department of Motor Vehicles
or other agency against the license of the
dealership, consumer actions against the dealership
and, most significantly, franchise disputes
between the dealer and manufacturer or distributor.
Dealership franchise disputes can come
in many forms. California Law contains numerous
of provisions which were designed to protect
the dealers from the onerous and often arbitrary
actions of the factories. The California
New Motor Vehicle Board (the Board) was
created as an administrative agency charged
with the responsibility of hearing and deciding
specific types of these disputes, including
the proposed termination or modification
of a franchise, the proposed establishment
or relocation of dealerships, disputes involving
vehicle pre-delivery inspection and preparation
obligations of dealers, warranty chargeback
disputes, and disputes involving factory
incentive programs. Next
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