Dealers -
Manufacturers Clash Over Turning to Law Makers to Solve
Problems
There
is a growing trend among RV dealers to take their
frustration with manufacturers to state legislatures
instead of resolving the problems through negotiations.
In the past year there have been several conflicts where
dealers sought laws to force manufacturers to concede on
franchise issues.
At the
recent RVIA annual meeting, David Humphreys, president of
RVIA, told members, “We are at war in Texas!”
He described a pending law that would bring towable RVs
under the state’s Lemon Law as the issue.
RV News
believes both dealers and manufacturers have legitimate
issues that need resolving. RV News also believes the
problems are complex, so in an effort to bring these
concerns before the industry we asked four industry
representatives to express their views on the subject.
The following opinions hopefully will give the reader a
better understanding of what’s at stake, who wins
and who loses.
RVN
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