Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Ass'n of the United States, Inc. v. State

*215OPINION OF THE COURT

Weiss, J.

This appeal focuses on the constitutional validity of the New Car Lemon Law alternative arbitration mechanism implemented by General Business Law § 198-a (k) (see, L 1986, ch 799, § 4, eff Jan. 1, 1987). Plaintiffs, who are trade associations representing automobile manufacturers and importers, commenced this action seeking to declare General Business Law § 198-a (k) constitutionally invalid on several bases, as well as to invalidate certain of the implementing regulations (see, 13 NYCRR part 300). Upon the parties’ respective motions for summary judgment, Supreme…