VW, Audi dealers file suit in Florida to block Scout Motors’ direct sales to state consumers

[eddiet1212]

Volkswagen and Audi dealers filed a lawsuit in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court in Miami-Dade County against Scout Motors

VW, Audi dealers file suit in Florida to block Scout Motors’ direct sales to state consumers

The lawsuit is believed to be the first formal legal challenge on behalf of VW and Audi dealers over Scout Motors' direct-sales model.

www.yahoo.com

VW, Audi dealers file suit in Florida to block Scout Motors’ direct sales to state consumers

VW, Audi dealers file suit in Florida to block Scout Motors’ direct sales to state consumers

The lawsuit is believed to be the first formal legal challenge on behalf of VW and Audi dealers over Scout Motors' direct-sales model.

www.autonews.com

 

[friscoscout]

They will file a lawsuit where D2C is not legal in every state to tie up scout legal…

 

[Chuckles]

Paywall

 

[chucchinchilla]

Paywall

These lawsuits in a nutshell.

 

[eddiet1212]

Paywall

VW, Audi dealers file suit in Florida to block Scout Motors’ direct sales to state consumers

The lawsuit is believed to be the first formal legal challenge on behalf of VW and Audi dealers over Scout Motors' direct-sales model.

www.yahoo.com

 

[Scoutsie]

Y’know, I think it’s important for these chuckleheads to know that there’s some sort of unity among potential owners who really do not want to buy from dealers and why they want the option to buy from manufacturers directly. It is not my job to bankroll the legal bill of billionaires. It is not my job to further enrich already-rich men. These dealers make no friends of consumers when they do things like sue Scout Motors to block direct sales. Looking forward to them trying this shit in Massachusetts because I am ready to write my strongly-worded letter condemning this in the harshest terms possible (without dropping any F bombs, though I make no promises).

 

[THil08]

Why can’t dealerships understand that they don’t know how to sell EVs and that DTC is the way EVs sell. I’m sure Scout Legal Teams have a plan.

 

[rehajm]

Y’know, I think it’s important for these chuckleheads to know that there’s some sort of unity among potential owners who really do not want to buy from dealers and why they want the option to buy from manufacturers directly. It is not my job to bankroll the legal bill of billionaires. It is not my job to further enrich already-rich men. These dealers make no friends of consumers when they do things like sue Scout Motors to block direct sales. Looking forward to them trying this shit in Massachusetts because I am ready to write my strongly-worded letter condemning this in the harshest terms possible (without dropping any F bombs, though I make no promises).

Yah, try prying that $250 doc fee from Mass dealer’s hands. From their cold…

 

[Scoutsie]

Yah, try prying that $250 doc fee from Mass dealer’s hands. From their cold…

BUT MY CLOSING COSTS

But my payment made entirely in pennies if you win your cases against Scout and any other manufacturers

 

[N Wilson]

Yah, try prying that $250 doc fee from Mass dealer’s hands. From their cold…

$250 doc fee is a bargain these days in MA. Many dealers are charging $500 - $700+ doc fees.

And they wonder why they have such a bad reputation and people don't like them!

 

[OIBScout]

Why can’t dealerships understand that they don’t know how to sell EVs and that DTC is the way EVs sell. I’m sure Scout Legal Teams have a plan.

Because they know ICE will eventually be gone, and like intellectual property and trademark enforcement, if you cede any ground, you lose the war.

 

[eddiet1212]

Does VW own more than 30 percent of Scout Motors?

Florida Law
"...According to Richard Sox, a lawyer representing the Florida dealers as well as California dealerrs in a separate lawsuit, noted Tesla and Rivian are unaffected they are not affiliated with an automaker with franchised dealers.

Florida’s Motor Vehicle Dealer Act blocks common entities from selling directly to consumers. According to the suit, an automaker like Volkswagen or one of its common entities “may not compete with its franchised dealer network by offering any brand of new motor vehicle for sale to Florida consumers other than through a licensed dealer.”

Under Florida law, if an automaker owns more than 30 percent of any brand or entity, it’s considered a “common entity.”..."

Florida Dealers File Suit Against Scout Motors | Digital Dealer

Volkswagen and Audi dealers in Florida filed a lawsuit against Scout Motors that alleges its direct-sales model violates state laws

digitaldealer.com

 

[THil08]

They are really dumb for thinking that VW is gonna make Scout to sell its vehicles is ridiculous to think. Scout is its own Brand and own Company.

 

[TreeKiller]

Y’know, I think it’s important for these chuckleheads to know that there’s some sort of unity among potential owners who really do not want to buy from dealers and why they want the option to buy from manufacturers directly. It is not my job to bankroll the legal bill of billionaires. It is not my job to further enrich already-rich men. These dealers make no friends of consumers when they do things like sue Scout Motors to block direct sales. Looking forward to them trying this shit in Massachusetts because I am ready to write my strongly-worded letter condemning this in the harshest terms possible (without dropping any F bombs, though I make no promises).

Agree, but they don't care what we think or what we want out of the buying process. All they care about is forcing consumers to buy from a dealer, so that they're guaranteed to be able to make money off us in some way, even if we hate them.

 

[Dana]

Agree, but they don't care what we think or what we want out of the buying process. All they care about is forcing consumers to buy from a dealer, so that they're guaranteed to be able to make money off us in some way, even if we hate them.

I wonder what kind of leverage VW has with dealers. Eg, if they can pick and choose which dealers get better pricing on their VWs and Audis. No idea how any of this works but if I was a dealer I don’t know that I’d take risks with my current cash cows. I might try to negotiate to get authorized for body work and accessory sales (which is the real money anyway).

 

[J Alynn]

I wonder what kind of leverage VW has with dealers. Eg, if they can pick and choose which dealers get better pricing on their VWs and Audis. No idea how any of this works but if I was a dealer I don’t know that I’d take risks with my current cash cows. I might try to negotiate to get authorized for body work and accessory sales (which is the real money anyway).

SM in their early letter when California ADA threatened them that they would never do business with dealers who threaten them so I’m thinking there isn’t a single VW dealer that will get anything from SM. At least in SC.