Automotive OEM Terms & Conditions

TERMS & CONDITIONS AND THE LEGAL MATTERS 

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The OEM Terms & Conditions provided below are what Butzel believes to be the most recent version of the various OEMs standard terms of the listed OEMs. For OEMs designated with an asterisk, the non-current terms are posted to indicate those OEMs consider their most recent terms to be subject to confidentiality or similar obligations. The Butzel Automotive Industry Team is knowledgeable about all of the current standard terms and is available to advise on them.

Each year the Butzel Automotive Industry Team, in partnership with MEMA Original Equipment Suppliers (“MEMA OE Suppliers”), writes and provides an updated comparative analysis of the general contract terms and conditions issued by automotive Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in North America for production parts purchased in North America. The OEM Light Vehicle North American Production Purchase Order Contract Terms and Conditions Comparative Analysis, the “Ts and Cs book,” is meant to clarify essential documents within OEM/Supplier contractual relationships, and highlights areas most critical to today’s automotive suppliers and buyers.

If you are interested in purchasing the 19th Edition 2024 MEMA OEM Light Vehicle North American Production Purchase Order Contract Terms and Conditions Comparative Analysis, please click here.

This September 2025, Butzel and MEMA OE Suppliers will issue the 20th anniversary edition of the Ts and Cs book. Please check back for updates.

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