As posted to the Bellavia Blatt YouTube Channel on 11/18/22, and the Fixed Ops Roundtable YouTube Channel on 11/18/22

(Run Time: 14 min, 59 sec)

As EVs continue to represent a greater percentage of total new vehicle sales, ongoing challenges continue to present themselves forcing automobile dealers to combat the continued erosion of their profits.

In this clip, automotive attorney Len Bellavia sits down virtually with Ted Ings at the “Fixed Ops Roundtable” to discuss a number of current issues impacting dealers.  On the subject of over-the-air (OTA) updates, Len reports that GM and Stellantis have announced that the transition to OTAs will cost manufacturers $25 billion per year in lost revenues which will be “coming out of the hides of the fixed ops department of these dealerships”.  Trade associations have to be willing to advocate that some of the more serious OTAs must be done under the guidance of a trained tech at the dealership.  West Virginia and New Jersey are currently tackling these, and other related issues.

(This is Blog Post #1323)

Leonard Bellavia is Founding Partner of the law firm of Bellavia Blatt, PC,  Len has spent his life in the automotive industry, having represented thousands of dealerships across the country. He has also commenced mass legal action on behalf of hundreds of franchise dealers in the United States District Courts against Daimler Chrysler, Ford, GM, Snap-On Tools, and the Tribune Company.