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Dealer Groups are Up In Arms About Potential for Scout and Sony Afeela to Sell Cars Directly to Buyers

The Truth About Cars

Dealers are often the first group to sound concerns when something changes in the auto industry, whether they’re justified in their complaints or not. They warned that federal and local laws could prohibit selling directly to consumers and said that the groups could pursue legal options if they attempted to do so.

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Bills in Virginia General Assembly Seek to Have Automakers Shield Auto Dealers from Financial Impact of Restructuring

Green Car Congress

who is also the part owner of a Dodge franchise. “Clearly, I don’t have a conflict of interest from a legal standpoint,” Norment said. Section 5c.) The bill is sponsored by Senate Republican Floor Leader Thomas K. Norment Jr., The state has 525 new-car dealers and has lost 25 in the past year during the recession.

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