In addition to the jurisdiction of the Board to hear the disputes discussed above, California Law imposes additional obligations and restrictions on the actions of the factories as they affect new motor vehicle dealers. These provisions make it unlawful for a manufacturer or distributor to unreasonably withhold consent to a proposed buy-sell transaction, to refuse to deliver vehicles in reasonably quantities to individual dealers (ie. allocation disputes), or to compete with dealers, subject to a number of specific terms and conditions contained in the Code, (factory ownership disputes). Claims made by the dealers under these Vehicle Code sections are traditionally filed in the Superior Court in the county in which the dealership is located.

The attorneys at the Law Offices of Michael M. Sieving have extensive experience litigating dealer-related actions in most moderate to heavily populated counties in California, including Alameda, Calaveras, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Fresno, Los Angeles, Marin, Merced, Napa, Orange, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Sonoma, Tulare, and Ventura. In addition, the firm’s attorneys regularly appear before the Board in Sacramento in dealer actions challenging various proposed conduct of the manufacturers or distributors. ... Prev