SB2490 Summary

• Requires manufacturers to compensate franchised dealers for all labor and parts for recall repairs, and pay at least 1% of vehicle value per month for used vehicles subject to stop-sale orders where repair parts are unavailable for 30+ days.

• Allows license holders to operate at multiple motor vehicle dealer locations in the same county that share common ownership, with prior board approval required before transferring salespersons between locations.

• Clarifies that manufacturers' or distributors' sales or service performance standards are unreasonable, arbitrary, or unfair if used as termination basis without considering local market factors such as geography, demographics, competitor dealers, and consumer travel patterns.

• Prohibits manufacturers or distributors from requiring dealers to construct, renovate, or substantially alter facilities if the dealer completed similar work within the previous ten years, and prohibits mandating purchases from specific vendors for facility goods and materials if substantially similar items are available elsewhere.

• Restricts manufacturers' and distributors' access to dealer consumer and proprietary data, requiring express written consent separate from franchise agreements and prohibiting adverse actions against dealers who refuse data access.