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Dealers, manufacturers negotiate revisions to auto‑franchise rules in HB 21‑27
Summary
Dealership and manufacturer trade groups told the House Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee they are close to a negotiated rewrite of House Bill 21‑27, which would revise franchise relations, allocation formulas, vendor choice, public EV charging responsibilities and warranty labor‑time reimbursement.
Greg Remensberger, executive vice president of the Oregon Auto Dealers Association, told the House Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection on Feb. 4 that the association submitted House Bill 21‑27 and has been negotiating extensively with vehicle manufacturers represented by the Alliance for Automotive Innovation.
"We think we are very close," Remensberger said, describing multiple provisions the bill would address: dealer choice and manufacturer preferred vendors; vehicle allocation formulas and reservation programs; indemnification; forced public charging; and warranty service time reimbursement.
Remensberger said the bill would give dealers more option in vendor selection…
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