Prohibición de Coacción a Distribuidores por Fabricantes en Ventas Aplazadas

Explicación Simple

Esta ley dice que los fabricantes no pueden obligar a los concesionarios a vender ciertos contratos de servicio o a trabajar solo con ciertas empresas de financiamiento. Es como si un amigo te dijera que solo puedes comprar un videojuego si lo compras en una tienda específica.

Es como cuando un restaurante solo te deja pedir pizza si compras una bebida de su marca. No debería forzarte a hacer eso, porque hay muchas otras opciones.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan tiene una concesionaria de autos y el fabricante de los vehículos le dice que solo puede vender ciertos planes de servicio si usa una compañía de financiamiento específica. Según la ley, esto no está permitido porque limita las opciones de Juan y de sus clientes.

Penalidades

Las prácticas que violen esta ley se consideran desleales y están prohibidas.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

By any express or implied statement or representation made directly or indirectly that the dealer is under any obligation whatsoever to offer to sell or sell any extended service contract or extended maintenance plan offered, sold, backed by, or sponsored by the manufacturer or distributor or to sell, assign, or transfer any of his retail sales contracts or leases in the Commonwealth on motor vehicles manufactured or sold by the manufacturer or distributor to a finance company or class of finance companies, leasing company or class of leasing companies, or other specified person, because of any relationship or affiliation between the manufacturer or distributor and the finance company or companies, leasing company or leasing companies, or the specified person or persons. B. Any such statements, threats, promises, acts, contracts, or offers of contracts, when their effect may be to lessen or eliminate competition or tend to create a monopoly, are declared unfair trade practices and unfair methods of competition and are prohibited. C. To further avoid any acts or practices, the effect of which may be to lessen or eliminate competition, it shall be unlawful for any manufacturer or distributor, or any officer, agent, or representative thereof, or any person or company affiliated therewith, to condition the provision of lead information to a dealer upon the agreement of the dealer to sell or lease a vehicle to the prospective customer only if the financing or leasing connected with the transaction is effected through a specified finance company or class of finance companies or leasing company or class of leasing companies. For the purposes of this section, "lead information" means information concerning a prospective customer who contacts or is contacted by the manufacturer