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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-308.2 (2026)

Applicability of this Article

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(a) Any person who engages directly or indirectly in purposeful contacts within this State in connection with the offering or advertising for sale, or has business dealings, with respect to a new motor vehicle sale within this State, shall be subject to the provisions of this Article and shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this State.

(b) The applicability of this Article shall not be affected by a choice of law clause in any franchise, agreement, waiver, novation, or any other written instrument.

(c) Any provision of any agreement, franchise, waiver, novation or any other written instrument which is in violation of any section of this Article shall be deemed null and void and without force and effect.

(d) It shall be unlawful for a manufacturer or distributor to use any subsidiary corporation, affiliated corporation, or any other controlled corporation, partnership, association or person to accomplish what would otherwise be illegal conduct under this Article on the part of the manufacturer or distributor.

(e) The provisions of this Article shall apply to all written agreements between a manufacturer, wholesaler, or distributor with a motor vehicle dealer including, but not limited to, the franchise offering, the franchise agreement, sales of goods, services or advertising, leases or deeds of trust of real or personal property, promises to pay, security interests, pledges, insurance contracts, advertising contracts, construction or installation contracts, servicing contracts, and all other such agreements between a motor vehicle dealer and a manufacturer, wholesaler, or distributor. (1983, c. 704, s. 17; 2005-409, s. 6.)

 

§§ 20-308.3 through 20-308.12.  Reserved for future codification purposes.

 

Article 12A.

Motor Vehicle Captive Finance Source Law.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2009–2020 · leading case: Volvo Grp. N. Am., LLC v. Roberts Truck Ctr., Ltd., 2020 NCBC 28 (N.C. Bus. Ct. 2020).
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Volvo Grp. N. Am., LLC v. Roberts Truck Ctr., Ltd., 2020 NCBC 28 (N.C. Bus. Ct. 2020). · cites it 4× “at § 20-308.2(a). Defendants now invite the Court to apply the Dealer Act to dealership operations wholly outside of North Carolina.”
Clark v. Alan Vester Auto Grp., Inc., 2009 NCBC 17 (N.C. Bus. Ct. 2009). “[30] G.S. 20-308.2(c) provides that “[a]ny provision of any agreement .”
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-308.2(a): 1 case
Volvo Grp. N. Am., LLC v. Roberts Truck Ctr., Ltd., 2020 NCBC 28 (N.C. Bus. Ct. 2020). “at § 20-308.2(a). Defendants now invite the Court to apply the Dealer Act to dealership operations wholly outside of North Carolina.”
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-308.2(b): 1 case
Volvo Grp. N. Am., LLC v. Roberts Truck Ctr., Ltd., 2020 NCBC 28 (N.C. Bus. Ct. 2020). “at § 20-308.2(a). Defendants now invite the Court to apply the Dealer Act to dealership operations wholly outside of North Carolina.”
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-308.2(c): 1 case
Clark v. Alan Vester Auto Grp., Inc., 2009 NCBC 17 (N.C. Bus. Ct. 2009). “[30] G.S. 20-308.2(c) provides that “[a]ny provision of any agreement .”
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