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ALABAMA – Manufacturer “must disclose upon written request therefor, the basis upon which new motor vehicles of the same line-make are allocated or distributed to motor vehicle dealers in the state and the basis upon which the current allocation or distribution is being made or will be made to such motor vehicle dealer.
ALASKA – Not specified
ARIZONA – Not specified
ARKANSAS – Not specified
CALIFORNIA – Not specified
COLORADO – Not specified
CONNECTICUT – Not specified
DELAWARE – Not specified
FLORIDA – Manufacturer which enforces against any dealer any performance measurement criteria shall, upon the request of the dealer, describe in writing to the motor vehicle dealer, in detail, how the performance measurement criteria were designed, calculated, established, and uniformly applied.
GEORGIA – Not specified
HAWAII – Not specified
IDAHO – Not specified
ILLINOIS – Manufacturer may not “to fail or refuse to advise or disclose to any motor vehicle dealer having a franchise or selling agreement, upon written request therefor, the basis upon which new motor vehicles of the same line make are allocated or distributed to motor vehicle dealers in the State and the basis upon which the current allocation or distribution is being made or will be made to such motor vehicle dealer.”
INDIANA – Not specified
IOWA – Not specified
KANSAS – Not specified
KENTUCKY – Not specified
LOUISIANA – Not specified
MAINE – Not specified
MARYLAND – Not specified
MASSACHUSETTS – Not specified
MICHIGAN – Access is related to sales standards.
MINNESOTA – Not specified
MISSISSIPPI – Not specified
MISSOURI – Not specified
MONTANA – “The motorsports manufacturer shall, if requested, provide the motorsports dealer with a statement in writing specifying the sales goal or objective relating to the offer for each of the motorsports manufacturer’s Montana motorsports dealers, identifying each factor that was considered in determining each Montana motorsports dealer’s sales goal and objective and explaining how each factor was evaluated and applied in determining the sales goal or objective for each Montana motorsports dealer.”
NEBRASKA – Not specified
NEVADA – Not specified
NEW HAMPSHIRE – Once annually, a dealer may request to obtain a copy of (i) reports created in the regular course of business about the dealer, (ii) written correspondence with the dealer, and (iii) written reports prepared by a representative of the manufacturer or distributor documenting or memorializing any contact with a dealer or any employee or agent of the dealer, collectively known as “the documentation.” The documentation required to be produced shall be limited to documentation created in the 12 months preceding the dealer’s request. The manufacturer or distributor shall provide the documentation to the dealer within 30 days of the dealer’s written request. The manufacturer shall certify that the documentation it produces is complete as of the date of the request. The manufacturer or distributor may charge the dealer a reasonable per page fee for reproduction, provided that such fee shall not exceed the usual and customary fee charged by copy centers in the immediate vicinity of the location of the documentation. No other fees or charges shall be permitted.
NEW JERSEY – Not specified
NEW MEXICO – Not specified
NEW YORK – Not specified
NORTH CAROLINA – OEM must “disclose to any new motor vehicle dealer, handling the same line make, the manner and mode of distribution of that line make within the State.”
NORTH DAKOTA – Not specified
OHIO – Not specified
OKLAHOMA – Not specified
OREGON – Not specified
PENNSYLVANIA – Not specified
RHODE ISLAND – Manufacturer must “disclose to any new motor vehicle dealer, handling the same line or make, the manner and mode of distribution of that line or make within the relevant market area.”
SOUTH CAROLINA – Not specified
SOUTH DAKOTA – Not specified
TENNESSEE – Not specified
TEXAS – Not specified
UTAH – Upon the written request of any franchisee, a franchisor shall disclose in writing to the franchisee the basis on which new powersport vehicles, parts, and accessories are allocated, scheduled, and delivered among the franchisor’s dealers of the same line-make.
VERMONT – Not specified
VIRGINIA – Not specified
WASHINGTON – Not specified
WEST VIRGINIA – Manufacturer or distributor must provide “the total number of new motor vehicles of a given model, which the manufacturer or distributor has sold during the current model year within the dealer’s marketing district, zone or region, whichever geographical area is the smallest within [30] days of a request.”
WISCONSIN – Upon the request of any dealer, a manufacturer, importer or distributor shall disclose in writing to the dealer a description of how a performance standard or program is designed and all relevant information used in the application of the performance standard or program to that dealer.
WYOMING – Not specified