2024 OEM Terms and Conditions Update

MEMA Original Equipment (OE) Suppliers, along with Butzel, will host the 2024 OEM Terms and Conditions Update event on September 12 starting at 7:00 a.m. at the MSU Management Education Center in Troy, Michigan and virtually via Zoom.

The event will provide attendees with updates on OEM Terms and Conditions and insights to consider when working with contracts. The event features two Q&A segments along with a networking lunch to enable attendees to expand their understanding further and make connections.

Agenda: 

• 7:00 a.m. - Registration, Breakfast and Networking 
• 8:00 a.m. - Program with Presentations and Q&A 
• 12:00 p.m. - Lunch and Networking 

Butzel attorneys will discuss: 

• OEM Terms and Conditions and Legal Update, David J. DeVine
• Recent Injunction Case Law Overview, Cynthia J. Haffey
• Emerging Issues, Mitchell Zajac
• Protecting Confidential Information Under New Enforcement Environment, Rebecca S. Davies
• “Living on the [Cutting] Edge” – Identifying and Mitigating Risks in AI, Driverless and Software Defined Vehicles, Jennifer A. Dukarski
• Material Breach – Do You Know it When You See it?, James C. Bruno
• Automotive Alternative Dispute Resolution, Sheldon H. Klein and, Daniel R.W. Rustmann; moderated by Cynthia J. Haffey

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.

Please note: There are no refunds on the publication after it has been delivered.

MEMA members and industry guests may register using this link: Please click here for event registration

Registration Fees: 

Sales tax will be added on orders for printed copies delivered to companies in: 

Michigan = 6%

North Carolina = 7% 

Washington, D.C. = 6%

Butzel: THE Automotive Supplier's Law Firm:
For over 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.