Legal Opinion

Sims Buick-GMC Truck, Inc. v. General Motors LLC

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided November 20, 2017No. 16-3871PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSutton, J., joined by Clay, J.,

ROGERS, J. (pp. 190-91), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.

OPINION

SUTTON, Circuit Judge

General Motors provides sales incentives to dealers who sell cars to GM employees, retirees, and their family members at a discounted rate. As part of the process, the dealer must collect a signed agreement from the purchaser that establishes his eligibility for the program. In 2014, General Motors audited one of its dealers, Sims Buick-GMC Truck, and discovered a number of transactions in which Sims had failed to collect the agreement from purchasers within the timeline set by General Motors. GM…

2Cases cited12 opinions

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