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

OPINION

SAND, District Judge.

Presently before the Court is the one issue that remains in this action: Whether the provision of the New York Lemon Law that effectively requires automobile manufacturers to offer basic warranties of two years or 18,000 miles (whichever comes first) violates the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution.

BACKGROUND

The plaintiffs, trade associations that represent the interests of domestic car manufacturers and foreign car manufacturers, importers and distributors, instituted this action in December 1986 challenging several provisions of New York General…