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Articlesby Gil Van OverJune 20, 2024

Unwanted Answers to Compliance Questions

Some practices are better left undone at the dealership, for its, and the consumer's, good.

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Newsby StaffJuly 31, 2023

Ruling Gives Suppliers an Edge in Contracts

The Michigan Supreme Court rules buyers must more clearly specify what they intend to buy from suppliers in their contracts.

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Articlesby Nicole MunroMarch 16, 2016

Here Come the Readability Police

The Texas Plain Language Law will mandate that auto finance contracts be written at an 11th-grade reading level by 2017.

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NewsFebruary 9, 2016

VisionMenu Celebrates Econtracting Milestone

Econtracting through VisionMenu has grown from a few thousand contracts per month to more than 20,000 in January, and the company expects similar growth throughout the year.

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ArticlesFebruary 1, 2013

Fraud? Maybe Not

The magazine's legal expert takes a look at a recent case involving what his lawyer buddies call "common law fraud," and explains why promises made by salespeople can be a tricky affair.

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Articlesby Tom HudsonNovember 7, 2012

Uncommon Sense

Legal expert Thomas Hudson points out the important of a "integration clause" to preclude the buyer from later claiming the dealer orally promised to include in the deal the sun, the moon and the stars.

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Articlesby Tom HudsonOctober 10, 2012

Preparing Multiple Contracts?

Attorney Tom Hudson discusses why the practice of writing multiple contracts on the same deal is bad news and can cause dealers to run afoul of the federal Truth in Lending Act.

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