MEMA OE 2025 Commercial Vehicle Terms and Conditions Update

MEMA Original Equipment Suppliers and Butzel are excited to announce the Inaugural Commercial Vehicle ("CV") Terms and Conditions Update. Butzel is proud to be the Exclusive Sponsor. 

Join MEMA and Butzel for a timely and informative session focused on changes to CV Terms and Conditions and the evolving legal landscape impacting supplier strategies. Butzel attorneys will provide authoritative guidance to help your team anticipate risks and adapt to shifting contract requirements.

This in-person and virtual program is on August 25th from 1:30 to 5:00pm at the Auburn Hills Marriott Pontiac, in the Oakland Ballroom. Following the program, MEMA will host a joint networking reception from 5:30 to 7:30pm at The HUB Station with attendees from the Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference. This reception will be an excellent opportunity to engage with decision-makers, Butzel attorneys, and representatives across the commercial vehicle industry!

Please click here for program registration and details. 

Featured Topics Include:

• Key revisions to Terms & Conditions for Daimler Truck, International, PACCAR, Volvo Trucks
• Effective guidance from Butzel attorneys to help your team anticipate risks
• Discussions with Butzel attorneys on adapting to shifting contract requirements

Agenda:

• 1:30pm - Doors and Registration Open 
• 2:00pm - Welcome & Introduction
  • Rob Allerton, Vice President, Commercial Vehicle Membership, MEMA Original Equipment Suppliers 
• 2:10pm - OEM Terms & Conditions / Legal Update | Session 1 with Butzel

  • This session offers an in-depth legal analysis of contract terms and structuring, addressing critical issues in contract formation, seller-oriented revisions to mitigate risk, and frameworks for managing contractual obligations amid evolving disruptions.

• 3:30pm - Networking Break 
• 3:45pm - OEM Terms and Conditions / Legal Update | Session 2 with Butzel 

  • This session summarizes warranty and indemnity provisions and outlines methods to mitigate warranty and product liability risk, explores emerging sustainability and supply chain compliance provisions, and concludes with a collaborative examination of supplier-prioritized issues.

• 4:55pm - Closing Remarks 
  • Lauren Sobecki, Manager, Event Programming, MEMA Original Equipment Suppliers
• 5:30pm - Networking Reception - The HUB Stadium 
  • Commercial Vehicle Terms and Conditions and Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference attendees encouraged to attend 
• 7:30pm - Event Concludes