Mercedes-Benz hits back at $650M lawsuit, says dealer agreements not ‘perpetual’

Franchises 2021-12-07 6:38 pm By Miklos Bolza | Sydney

Mercedes-Benz has responded to a $650 million lawsuit by Australian dealers over its decision to move to a fixed-price agency model, saying it had a “legitimate commercial interest” in making the change and denying that dealer agreements were “perpetual” in their terms.