![]() ![]() dealers are looking to buy all used Porsche cars “as they usually would,” this is far from the case in that the stop-sale order-and the reason why it was issued-has created a headache for would-be sellers: “Porsche’s claim, however, is belied by Plaintiff’s own experience in trying to sell his car after the Stop Sale Order and that of others who attempted to sell their cars to, or at, a Porsche dealership. The plaintiff, a Pennsylvania man who owns two Porsches a dealer “refused” to buy from him, says that although the automaker has represented that its 191 U.S. Compounding matters, according to the lawsuit, is the COVID-19 pandemic, which has significantly constrained Porsche’s ability to manufacture 2020-2021 model year vehicles. Overall, Porsche’s decision to suspend the entire “Porsche Approved” market for the vehicles has left the automaker with little to no inventory to offer for sale, which should make used Porsches “extremely valuable” to dealerships, the suit stresses. (The full list of “class vehicles” can be found at the bottom of this page.) ![]() Specifically, the lawsuit charges the order has “shut Plaintiff and Class members out” of the “critically-important,” tightly controlled marketplace for the purchase and sale of Porsche vehicles, which includes the “widely used” “Porsche Finder” web tool and “Porsche Approved” certification program.Īffected by the “quietly issued” stop-sale order are a “broad range” of Porsche vehicles with the “add-on, expensive, and sought-after” Sport Chrono Package, including certain 911, Boxster, Cayman, Cayenne and Panamera vehicles (the “class vehicles”), the lawsuit states. New to ? Read our Newswire DisclaimerĪ Pennsylvania resident alleges a stop-sale order issued by Porsche over emissions concerns for a number of popular 2012-2018 models equipped with the “Sport Chrono Package” add on has significantly hampered his and other drivers’ efforts to resell their vehicles.Īccording to the 24-page proposed class action, the automaker’s November 2020 stop-sale order forbids all Porsche dealerships in the United States from selling certain vehicle models and likewise prevents the plaintiff and proposed class members from making use of the Porsche dealership network and other authorized tools to sell their Porsches for their retained value, something the automaker “promotes as an important benefit” to drivers, the complaint says.
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