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Butzel Partners With MEMA Original Equipment (OE) Suppliers to Present the 2024 OEM Terms and Conditions Update on September 12

July 19, 2024
DETROIT, Mich. – Butzel is partnering with MEMA OE Suppliers to present the 2024 OEM Terms and Conditions Update on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at the MSU Management Education Center in Troy and virtually via Zoom. The event begins with registration and breakfast at 7 a.m.; the program starts at 8 a.m.; lunch and networking will follow at Noon. To register, visit https://www.butzel.com/events.

Butzel, a long-time partner of the annual program, will provide attendees with updates on OEM light vehicle terms and conditions and related insights to consider when working with contracts.

Butzel attorneys who will lead the program include Cynthia Haffey, Sheldon Klein,
Daniel Rustmann, James Bruno, Jennifer Dukarski, Rebecca Davies, David DeVine, Kurtis Wilder and Mitchell Zajac.

Attorneys from Butzel’s Global Automotive Practice will discuss the following:

  • OEM Terms and Conditions and Legal Update
  • Recent Injunction Case Law Overview
  • Emerging Issues
  • Protecting Confidential Information Under New Enforcement Environment
  • “Living on the [Cutting] Edge” – Identifying and Mitigating Risks in AI, Driverless and Software Defined Vehicles
  • Material Breach – Do You Know it When You See it?
  • Automotive Alternative Dispute Resolution

Updated OEM Terms and Conditions are included in the 19th edition, 2024 OEM Light Vehicle North American Production Purchase Order Contract Terms and Conditions Comparative Analysis. The book will be available at a discount with event registration, at the event, and through the end of day on September 12, 2024.

The publication compares the Terms and Conditions of BMW, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Lucid, Mazda, Mercedes, Nissan, Rivian, Scout, Stellantis, Toyota, Volkswagen, and Volvo. The new edition includes 2023 updates for Nissan and 2024 updates for Scout Motors.

About MEMA Original Equipment (OE) Suppliers

MEMA Original Equipment (OE) Suppliers champions the business interests of the automotive supplier community, a key sector of the automotive parts manufacturing industry which represents more than 900,000 American jobs in all 50 states. MEMA OE Suppliers is recognized as an industry change agent – through industry analysis, topical events, and an active peer group council, the association helps suppliers stay informed and make mission-critical business decisions. MEMA OE Suppliers represents both light and commercial vehicles and is a membership group within MEMA, The Vehicle Suppliers Association. Its more than 1,000 members in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico are Strong by Association. MEMA has offices in Southfield, Mich.; Research Triangle Park, N.C.; and Washington, D.C. Learn more at mema.org.

Butzel: THE Automotive Supplier’s Law Firm:

For more than two decades, Butzel has been an active member of MEMA. Since 2008, Butzel attorneys have contributed to, and served as, principal editor of the MEMA Original Equipment Suppliers Light Vehicle OEM North American Production Purchase Order Contract Terms and Conditions Comparative Analysis. The firm’s Global Automotive Practice is relied upon for virtually every type of legal service required by automotive suppliers, and the Automotive Industry Team’s work spans across North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia. Butzel’s Global Automotive Practice is profoundly involved in restructuring the industry, including its most significant acquisitions and divestitures, workouts and bankruptcies, technological developments and general commercial transactions. Today, Butzel is shaping the way industry disputes are resolved and transactions are accomplished. Learn more by visiting www.butzel.com or follow Butzel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/butzel_long.