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Iowa Code § 322A.4 (2026)

Additional franchise

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No franchiser shall enter into any franchise for the purpose of establishing an additional motor vehicle dealership in any community in which the same line-make is then represented, unless the franchiser has first established in a hearing held under the provisions of this chapter that there is good cause for such additional motor vehicle dealership under such franchise, and that it is in the public interest. [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §322A.4]

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1978–2022 · leading case: New Motor Veh. Bd. of Cal. v. Orrin W. Fox Co., 439 U.S. 96 (1978).
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New Motor Veh. Bd. of Cal. v. Orrin W. Fox Co., 439 U.S. 96 (1978). · cites it 10× “§§ 437-28 (a), (b) (22) (1976); Iowa Code § 322A.4 (1977); Mass. Gen. Laws Ann.”
New Motor Veh. Bd. of California v. Orrin W. Fox Co. Et Al., 434 U.S. 1345 (1978). “1975); Iowa Code § 322A.4 (Supp. 1977-1978); Mass.”
Tober Foreign Motors, Inc. v. Reiter Oldsmobile, Inc., 381 N.E.2d 908 (Mass. 1978). “§ 437-28 (b)(22)(B) (1976); Iowa Code Ann. § 322A.4 (Supp. 1978); Neb.”
Monmouth Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc. v. Chrysler Corp., 509 A.2d 161 (N.J. 1986). “1985); Iowa Code § 322A.4 (1985); Neb.Rev.Stat. § 60-1422 (1974); Nev.”
Sioux City Truck Sales, Inc. v. Iowa Dep't of Transp. & Peterbilt Motors Co., & Allstate Peterbilt of Clear Lake (Iowa 2022). · cites it 25× “See Iowa Code §§ 322A.4, .16. The ALJ further found that good cause was not affected by SCTS’s later-expressed willingness to add a parts-and-service dealership because Peterbilt had a legitimate business concern that SCTS’s willingness was only nominal in nature.”
Sioux City Truck Sales, Inc. v. Iowa Dep't of Transp. (Iowa Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 17× “See Iowa Code § 322A.4. SCTS has owned and operated five Peterbilt dealerships in Iowa and Nebraska since 2013.”
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