Automotive OEM Terms & Conditions
TERMS & CONDITIONS AND THE LEGAL MATTERS RESOURCE CENTER
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The OEM Terms & Conditions provided below are what Butzel believes to be most recent version of the various OEMs standard terms of the listed OEMs, except for the OEMs designated with an asterisk. For the asterisked OEMs, non-current terms are posted because those OEMs have indicated that they consider their most recent terms to be subject to confidentiality or similar obligations. The Butzel Automotive Team is knowledgeable about all of the current standard terms and is available to advise on them.
Each year the Butzel Automotive Team, in partnership with MEMA, writes and provides an updated comparative analysis outlining the standard OEM Terms and Conditions included in most purchase orders. It is meant to clarify essential documents within OEM/supplier contractual relationships, and highlights areas most critical to today’s industry environment.
If you are interested in purchasing the 18th Edition 2023 MEMA OEM Light Vehicle North American Production Purchase Order Contract Terms and Conditions Comparative Analysis, please click here.
OEM TERMS & CONDITIONS
- BMW (Status 31.03.2018)
- FCA US (Effective January 2017)
- Ford (PPGTC 1/1/2004)
- Ford (Eff. Date 7/1/2021)
- General Motors (Revised 04-Mar-2011)
- General Motors (Effective February 2014)
- Honda (Revised 5/16/2012)
- Hyundai (Rev. 1 110103)
- Mercedes (Effective January 2018)
- Mercedes (Version December 2022)
- Nissan (10/1/2023)
- Toyota (4/1/2009)
- Toyota (Eff. Date 11/1/2021)
- Volkswagen (Effective September 1, 2017)
- Volkswagen (Effective September 25, 2021)
Automotive OEM Terms & Conditions Analysis
- GM 2013 Terms and Conditions Change Analysis (6/24/2013)
- Toyota Terms (10/2/2021) Change Analysis (4/15/2021)
- Ford Motor Company Production Purchasing Global Terms and Conditions Change Analysis (7/1/2021)
- Stellantis / FCA Terms Change Analysis (May 2022)
- BMW Terms and Conditions Change Analysis (January 2023)
- Nissan North America Purchase Order Terms and Conditions Change Analysis (10/1/23)
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS
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LAWS & REGULATIONS
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- Uniform Commercial Code
- Federal Trade Commission: Hart-Scott-Rodino Information Site
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
- U.S. International Trade Commission
- Patent & Trademark Office
- Department of Justice, Antitrust Division
NEWS & SOURCES
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