Prohibición de Coacción a Distribuidores de Vehículos

Explicación Simple

Esta ley dice que los fabricantes de autos no pueden obligar a los concesionarios a vender sus contratos de venta a ciertas empresas. Es como si un amigo te dijera que solo puedes venderle tu videojuego a una persona específica, y eso no es justo.

Es como cuando un niño en el recreo intenta convencer a otro a que solo juegue al fútbol con un grupo específico, dejando fuera a otros amigos que también quieren jugar. Todos deberían tener la oportunidad de unirse.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan tiene una concesionaria de autos y un fabricante le dice que solo puede vender su contrato de venta a una empresa de financiamiento específica. Juan se siente presionado y podría perder oportunidades de negocio si no sigue las órdenes del fabricante.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

§ 20-304. Coercion of retail dealer by manufacturer or distributor in connection with installment sales contract prohibited. (a) It shall be unlawful for any manufacturer, wholesaler or distributor, or any officer, agent or representative of either, to coerce, or attempt to coerce, any retail motor vehicle dealer or prospective retail motor vehicle dealer in this State to sell, assign or transfer any retail installment sales contract, obtained by such dealer in connection with the sale by him in this State of motor vehicles manufactured or sold by such manufacturer, wholesaler, or distributor, to a specified finance company or class of such companies, or to any other specified persons, by any of the acts or means hereinafter set forth, namely: (1) By any statement, suggestion, promise or threat that such manufacturer, wholesaler, or distributor will in any manner benefit or injure such dealer, whether such statement, suggestion, threat or promise is expressed or implied, or made directly or indirectly, (2) By any act that will benefit or injure such dealer, (3) By any contract, or any expressed or implied offer of contract, made directly or indirectly to such dealer, for handling motor vehicles, on the condition that such dealer sell, assign or transfer his retail installment sales contract thereon, in this State, to a specified finance company or class of such companies, or to any other specified person, (4) By any expressed or implied statement or representation, made direc