Understanding the Trade-In Trap: Tough Economic Times Require Increased Focus on Intake Processes
All dealers accept trade-ins from customers. Leaving aside the inherent economic risk of making a bad deal by putting too…
Browsing: Legal Notes
Corporate Transparency Act: What Dealers Need to Know to Comply
The US government has focused significant efforts to combat the problems associated with tracking the financial resources used to fund…
Financially-Challenged Manufacturers Can Create Unexpected Risks for Dealers
Despite persistent supply chain challenges impacting equipment availability, the equipment industry has generally performed well in the last few years,…
Changes to the Competition Act Targets Drip Pricing
Dealers have been inquiring about new fees being listed on vendor websites. Many vendors now list additional charges such as…
Dealer Beware: The Legal Pitfalls of Charging “Other Fees” to Customers
Equipment dealers operate in a very competitive market that can make it challenging to maintain the margins needed to provide…
WEDA Canadian Dealer Hotline: Legal advice at your fingertips
Legal advice at your fingertips As modern consumers, we are used to having our everyday products and services available…
Should I Stay (merge) or Should I Go?
WEDA Legal Notes As a dealer operating in an industry that is experiencing a lot of change, you are constantly…
Farmer bankruptcies
Lessons Learned When farmers file for bankruptcy protection and seek to reorganize or liquidate their farms, their lenders start looking…
How the new tax law impacts trade-ins
WEDA Legal Notes When the new tax law passed last December, a lot of attention was focused on the pro-taxpayer…