Dealer Agent News covered Sun GMC’s lawsuit against General Motors, focusing on the dealership’s allegations of discriminatory and unfair vehicle allocation. The article reports that Sun GMC’s owner, Patrick Cassino, claims the dealership was not supplied with enough inventory to meet GM’s sales goals, even as GM continued to evaluate the store against those targets. According to the report, the lawsuit seeks $15 million in damages, a jury trial, and a fair supply of new vehicles.
The article also notes that the lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York by Leonard Bellavia of Bellavia Cohen P.C. The case underscores the tension between manufacturer-controlled allocation systems and the practical ability of dealers to satisfy performance requirements when vehicle supply is allegedly limited or unevenly distributed.