Arbitration

FINANCE & INSURANCE

Arbitration angst

12:01 am U.S. ET | March 11, 2013
U.S. dealerships, which increasingly ask car buyers to sign binding arbitration agreements in the finance and insurance office, soon could be barred from using that dispute-resolution provision.... Read More »

 

FINANCE & INSURANCE

Legal experts split over class-action waivers

12:01 am U.S. ET | March 11, 2013
Class-action waivers minimize the risk of car-buyer class actions that are costly for dealerships to defend. But are they enforceable?... Read More »

 

HANS GREIMEL

Suzuki's split with VW may have forced its hand in the U.S.

12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 7, 2012
It's a small stumbling block in the mountain of problems plaguing Suzuki in America, but its ugly fallout with partner Volkswagen made it even more untenable for the Japanese carmaker to keep selling cars in the United States. With VW gone, the U.S. pull out was less a strategic retreat than a pragmatic reality. It may have forced Suzuki's hand in a decision that was a long time coming.... Read More »

 

HANS GREIMEL

Suzuki's split with VW may have forced its hand in the U.S.

12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 7, 2012
It's a small stumbling block in the mountain of problems plaguing Suzuki in America, but its ugly fallout with partner Volkswagen made it even more untenable for the Japanese carmaker to keep selling cars in the United States. With VW gone, the U.S. pull out was less a strategic retreat than a pragmatic reality. It may have forced Suzuki's hand in a decision that was a long time coming.... Read More »

 

Chrysler and 2 rejected N.Y. dealers may head to court

9:50 am U.S. ET | Oct. 9, 2012
Attorneys for Eagle Auto Mall, Terry Morris Chrysler-Jeep and Chrysler Group are scheduled to meet Thursday, Oct. 11, in a final pre-trial conference to hammer out a settlement or set a court date in a lawsuit that stems from when the dealerships were rejected during Chrysler's bankruptcy.... Read More »

 

Suzuki confident of dissolving partnership with VW

July 4, 2012 06:15 CET
Suzuki says it is confident it will succeed in its bid to sever relations with Volkswagen as legal arbitration gets underway between the two automakers. Suzuki wants VW to return the 19.9 percent stake in the Japanese automaker that it acquired as part of a partnership agreement. The partnership fell apart after Suzuki claimed VW had not provided technology that it had promised as part of the deal.... Read More »