Butzel Partners With MEMA Original Equipment (OE) Suppliers to Present the 2025 OEM Terms and Conditions Update on Sept. 18; 2025 marks the 20-year Anniversary of the OEM Ts and Cs
June 10, 2025
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. MEMA members and industry guests may register using this link: Please click here for event registration.
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, Andrew AbdulNour, Jennifer Dukarski, David DeVine, Michael Gutierrez, Max Newman, Daniel Vivarelli, Jr., and Mitchell Zajac.
Attorneys from Butzel’s Global Automotive Practice will discuss the following:
- OEM Terms and Conditions and Legal Update
- Force Majeure: Does it Ever Help the Seller
- Responding to Volume and Duration Changes: A Contractual Perspective
- Strategies for Dealing with Troubled Suppliers
- Useful Servants or Dangerous Masters? Navigating Emerging Technology, AI, and Cybersecurity
- Strategies to Protect Intellectual Property Rights
- Warranty Liability Risk Mitigation – Tips and Techniques
Current OEM Terms and Conditions are included in the 2025 edition of the OEM Light Vehicle North American Production Purchase Order Contract Terms and Conditions Comparative Analysis publication. It will be available at a discount with event registration, at the event, and through the end of day on September 18, 2025.
The publication compares the Terms and Conditions of BMW, FCA US/Stellantis, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Lucid, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Rivian, Scout Motors, Toyota, Volkswagen, and Volvo.
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 X: https://x.com/butzel_long.