Mercedes-Benz has prevailed over dealers in Australia who wanted compensation for being forced to adopt a no-haggle “agency” business model for new-vehicle sales.
A judge dismissed a $420 million lawsuit filed against the automaker by 38 of the country’s 49 Mercedes dealers. The judge ruled last week that Mercedes properly used the non-renewal option in its franchise agreements to impose the agency model, though he added that the country’s franchise laws might be in need of…
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