Nissan Division of Nissan Motor Corp. in U.S.A. v. Fred Anderson Nissan

McCRODDEN, Judge.

On 1 October 1991, certain amendments to the Motor Vehicle Dealers and Manufacturers Licensing Law (the Licensing Law), N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 20-285 to -308.2 (1989 and Supp. 1992), became effective. The General Assembly amended Section 20-305 to provide for administrative review of an automobile manufacturer or distributor’s refusal to approve a dealer’s relocation of its facilities. Under the amended statute, after receiving written notice of a proposed relocation, a manufacturer must send the dealer written notice of its opposition to the relocation by registered or certified…