Case Details

Year Initiated/Committed

2003

Year Resolved

2005

Settlement Amount

$5,000 costs from both

Court

n/a

Lead State

NY

Participating States

NY

Defendant(s)

Holtz House of Vehicles, Inc.; Towne BMW Inc.

Case Description

Following an investigation by the NY Attorney General that turned up evidence of ongoing discussion and manipulation of price offered to consumers by a BMW dealer, located in Buffalo, Holtz, and a BMW dealer located in Rochester, Towne. Holtz and Towne agreed to enter into assurances of discontinuance to refrain for 3 years from any agreement or communication about price or customers with any other BMW dealer.