218.0116(1)(mm)
(mm) Being a manufacturer, factory branch, distributor, field representative, officer, agent or any representative of a manufacturer, factory branch or distributor who, notwithstanding the terms of any agreement, refuses to honor the succession to the ownership or operation of a dealership under an existing franchise agreement by a designated family member of a deceased or incapacitated dealer, except in the manner prescribed by s.
218.0131, or who unreasonably withholds its approval of a change of ownership or executive management of the dealership after the dealer's death or incapacity.
218.0116(1)(n)
(n) The selling of new motor vehicles for which the dealer is not franchised.
218.0116(1)(nm)
(nm) Willful failure to provide and maintain facilities and business records as required by ss.
218.0101 to
218.0163 or by any rule promulgated by the licensor pertaining to facility and business records.
218.0116(1)(o)
(o) Being an inactive business, as evidenced by 3 or less motor vehicle purchases and sales or consumer leases during the prior year licensing period.
218.0116(1)(om)
(om) Failure to obtain proper business zoning or failure to obtain and maintain any required additional state or local license or permit.
218.0116(1)(pm)
(pm) Being a manufacturer, factory branch or distributor who enters into a franchise agreement establishing or relocating a motor vehicle dealership, parts outlet or service outlet in a relevant market area without first complying with the procedure in sub.
(7) (a).
218.0116(1)(q)
(q) Being a manufacturer, factory branch or distributor who engages in any action which transfers to a motor vehicle dealer any responsibility of the manufacturer, factory branch or distributor under s.
218.0171.
218.0116(1)(qm)
(qm) Being a manufacturer, distributor or importer who does any of the following:
218.0116(1)(qm)2.
2. Fails to revise or remove portions of an agreement that the department of transportation declares to contain provisions which are inconsistent with s.
218.0114 (9).
218.0116(1)(qm)3.
3. Requires or coerces a dealer or distributor to sign an agreement, as a condition of obtaining or continuing a franchise, that contains provisions that are void or prohibited under s.
218.0114 (9) or attempts to enforce an agreement with void or prohibited provisions.
218.0116(1)(qm)4.
4. Requires or coerces a dealer or distributor to sign an agreement that requires arbitration as a condition of obtaining or continuing a franchise, unless the dealer or distributor has the option of signing an otherwise identical agreement without the arbitration provision or unless the agreement provides for arbitration on a case-by-case basis and only when both parties elect to refer the matter to arbitration. This subdivision does not apply to a manufacturer or distributor who enters into an agreement that creates a new franchise for a new line make of motor vehicle, if each of the following is applicable:
218.0116(1)(qm)4.a.
a. The arbitration provision was the subject of good faith negotiations with a representative group of dealers.
218.0116(1)(qm)4.b.
b. Each dealer voluntarily accepts the arbitration provision after receiving a franchise offering circular under s.
553.27 (4) that discloses the existence and effect of the arbitration provision.
218.0116(1)(qm)4.c.
c. The manufacturer or dealer files a copy of the franchise offering circular and proof of good faith negotiation and voluntary acceptance of the arbitration with any filing required under s.
218.0114 (7) (a).
218.0116(1)(r)
(r) Being a manufacturer, distributor or importer who fails to designate in writing the area of sales responsibility assigned to a motor vehicle dealer or who changes or attempts to change an area of sales responsibility to avoid the requirements of sub.
(7).
218.0116(1)(rm)
(rm) Being a grantor, as defined in s.
218.0133 (1) (b), except a motorcycle grantor, as defined in s.
218.0133 (1) (c), who fails to pay a motor vehicle dealer franchise termination benefits under s.
218.0133 or being a motorcycle grantor who fails to pay a motor vehicle dealer agreement termination benefits under s.
218.0133.
218.0116(1)(s)
(s) Being a manufacturer or distributor who modifies a motor vehicle dealer agreement during the term of the agreement or upon its renewal without complying with sub.
(8).
218.0116(1)(t)
(t) Being a manufacturer, importer or distributor who compels a dealer, through a financing subsidiary of the manufacturer, importer or distributor, to agree to unreasonable operating requirements or who directly or indirectly cancels or fails to renew a dealer's franchise, except as allowed under par.
(i) and s.
218.0132, through the actions of a financing subsidiary of the manufacturer, importer or distributor. This paragraph does not limit the right of a financing subsidiary to engage in business practices in accordance with the usages of the trade in which it is engaged.
218.0116(1)(tm)
(tm) Being a licensee who willfully refuses or fails to participate in mediation pursuant to a demand for mediation served under s.
218.0136 (1).
218.0116(1)(u)
(u) Being a manufacturer, importer or distributor who uses a right of first refusal, granted to it under an agreement, to influence the consideration or other terms offered by a potential buyer for a dealership's assets or stock or to influence a potential buyer to refrain from entering into, or to withdraw from, negotiations for the purchase of a dealership's assets or stock.
218.0116(1)(um)1.1. In this paragraph, “
site control contract" means a contract that grants authority to a manufacturer, importer, or distributor or an affiliate of a manufacturer, importer, or distributor, during the term of an agreement or after the termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal of an agreement, to control the disposition or use of or to lease the dealer's dealership facilities.
218.0116(1)(um)2.
2. Being a manufacturer, importer, or distributor, except a manufacturer, importer, or distributor of motorcycles with respect to a dealer or prospective dealer of the manufacturer's, importer's, or distributor's motorcycles, who conditions entry into an agreement or renewal of an agreement or approval of the addition of a line make of motor vehicles, franchise relocation, ownership or management change, or transfer of dealership assets on the entry by the dealer or prospective dealer into a site control contract or who coerces or attempts to coerce a dealer or prospective dealer to enter into a site control contract. This subdivision does not prohibit a site control contract for which the dealer or prospective dealer receives a separate and valuable consideration. This subdivision does not apply to a site control contract that is in existence on December 21, 2011, unless the contract is amended, modified, changed, or renewed after December 21, 2011.
218.0116(1)(v)
(v) Being a manufacturer, importer, or distributor who fails or refuses to offer for sale to its same line make franchised dealers all models manufactured or distributed for the line make. The offer for sale may be subject to the manufacturer's, importer's, or distributor's plan or system for the allocation, scheduling, and delivery of such models that complies with the requirements of s.
218.0123. However, the failure to deliver any such motor vehicle shall not be considered a violation of this paragraph if the failure is due to a lack of manufacturing capacity, a strike or labor difficulty, a shortage of materials, a freight embargo, or other cause beyond the control of the manufacture, importer, or distributor. This paragraph does not prohibit reasonable requirements being imposed on dealers for the sale, marketing, or servicing of particular models.
218.0116(1)(vm)
(vm) Unless the technology of a motor vehicle reasonably requires improvement of dealership facilities to accommodate the adequate sale and service of the motor vehicle or the reasonable business considerations of the manufacturer and dealer justify improvement of dealership facilities, being a manufacturer, importer, or distributor, except a manufacturer, importer, or distributor of motorcycles with respect to a dealer or prospective dealer of the manufacturer's, importer's, or distributor's motorcycles, who conditions entry into an agreement or renewal of an agreement or approval of the addition of a line make of motor vehicles, franchise relocation, ownership or management change, or transfer of dealership assets on the improvement of dealership facilities at a substantial cost to the dealer or prospective dealer or who coerces or attempts to coerce a dealer or prospective dealer to improve dealership facilities at a substantial cost to the dealer or prospective dealer. This paragraph does not prohibit improvement of dealership facilities at a substantial cost to the dealer or prospective dealer if the dealer or prospective dealer has agreed to undertake the improvement and received a separate and valuable consideration for the improvement. The burden of proof to demonstrate the technological necessity or business justification of the facilities improvement is on the manufacturer, importer, or distributor. This paragraph does not apply to an agreement to improve dealership facilities at a substantial cost to the dealer or prospective dealer that is in existence on December 21, 2011, unless the agreement is amended, modified, changed, or renewed after December 21, 2011.