Michigan Lemon Law Cases by Manufacturer

The Michigan Lemon Law applies the same standard to every manufacturer — but Michigan’s status as the auto-industry home state gives the Detroit Three (GM, Ford, Stellantis) particular weight in the local lemon-law landscape.

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• Tesla
• Toyota
• Honda
• Ford
• General Motors
• BMW
• Mercedes-Benz
• Audi / Volkswagen
• Hyundai
• Kia
• Nissan
• Stellantis (Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep/Ram)
• Subaru

Michigan-specific factors

• 1-year reporting window is unforgiving — manufacturers raise this aggressively as a defense.
• § 257.1407(2) discretionary attorney fees plus Magnuson-Moss § 2310(d)(2) mandatory fees drive settlement leverage.
• Cold-weather defects (cold-start, HVAC, EV range loss) get heavier weight in Michigan than warm-weather peer states.
• Detroit Three home-court factors — GM HQ in Detroit, Ford HQ in Dearborn, Stellantis North America HQ in Auburn Hills. Major defense-counsel concentration in metro Detroit means standardized litigation playbooks for these manufacturers’ cases.
• Big concentration of Magnuson-Moss federal practice in E.D. Mich. (Detroit) given the auto-industry concentration.
• Strong UAW context affects manufacturer-side litigation strategy in ways unique to Michigan.

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