Mercedes-Benz's legal win over car dealers could transform the way new cars are sold in Australia
- Written by Vishal Mehrotra, Assistant Professor, Bond University
In what has been called the most important legal case in the history of the Australian automotive industry, the Federal Court has rejected a $650 million compensation claim against Mercedes-Benz for replacing its traditional dealership model with a fixed-price, direct-to-customer agency model.
It’s a decision that could transform...