2007 LEGISLATIVE SESSION HB 1657 • Beginning Jan. 1, 2008, IADA was successful in raising the base Doc Fee level to $150 per vehicle ($100 increase). Retained annual CPI increases. 2009 LEGISLATIVE SESSION SB 1417 • Adds Right of First Refusal protections for dealerships. • Provides language to allow dualling of unrelated franchises at one location. • Adds termination safeguards. • Expands the definition of “motor vehicle” to include heavy-duty truck engines, transmissions and rear axles. • Defines dealer audit periods for incentive audits and warranty audits at 12 months. HB 4628 • Provides that a manufacturer that used the bankruptcy process to terminate a dealer cannot reopen the location without first offering the point to the terminated dealer unless (i) as a result of a former franchisee’s cancellation, termination, non-continuance, or nonrenewal of the franchise, the bankrupted manufacturer had consolidated the line make with another of its line makes with a franchisee who operates a facility located within that relevant market area; (ii) the successor manufacturer paid the former franchisee the fair market value of the former franchisee’s franchise; or (iii) the successor manufacturer proves that the former franchisee is unfit to own or manage the dealership. • Prohibits manufacturers from compelling dealers to enter into Site-Control Agreement, which could limit dealers’ autonomy over their real property. 16 Illinois Automobile Dealer News
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy MTg3NDExNQ==