MEMA OE 2025 Commercial Vehicle Terms and Conditions Update

MEMA Original Equipment Suppliers and Butzel are excited to announce the inaugural Commercial Vehicle 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 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.

The program will take place on Monday, August 25th from 1:30 to 5:00pm at the Auburn Hills Marriott Pontiac, followed by a joint networking reception from 5:30 to 7:30pm at The HUB Stadium 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 OEM Terms and Conditions for Daimler Truck, International Motors, PACCAR, and Volvo Truck
• 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 with Rob Allerton, Vice President, Commercial Vehicle Membership, MEMA Original Equipment Suppliers 
• 2:10 - 3:10pm - OEM Terms and Conditions + Legal Update: Session 1
  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.
  • Presenters:
    Daniel Rustmann, Attorney & Co-Chair, Automotive Practice and Automotive Industry Team, Butzel
    Mitchell Zajac, Attorney, Butzel 
• 3:10pm - Session 1 Q&A
• 3:30pm - Networking Break 
• 3:45 - 4:35pm - OEM Terms and Conditions + Legal Update: Session 2
  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.
  
  • Presenters:
    Daniel Rustmann, Attorney & Co-Chair, Automotive Practice and Automotive Industry Team, Butzel
    Mitchell Zajac, Attorney, Butzel
    Rebecca Davies, Attorney, Butzel
    Andrew AbdulNour, Attorney, Butzel 
• 4:35pm - Session 2 Q&A
• 4:55pm - Closing Remarks with Lauren Sobecki, Manager, Event Programming, MEMA Original Equipment Suppliers
• 5:30 - 7:30pm - Networking Reception at The HUB Stadium