Opinion ID: 3011345
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Text: The issue presented in this case is whether the exercise by General Motors Corp. (GM) of its contractual right of first refusal violated S 818.9(b)(3) of the Pennsylvania Board of Vehicles Act (the Act), which prohibits an automobile manufacturer from unreasonably withholding its consent to the sale of a new vehicle dealer's franchise to a qualified buyer. Nicholas Crivelli and Nicholas Crivelli Chevrolet, Inc. (collectively Crivelli), the prospective buyer of the Oldsmobile-Cadillac dealership at issue, brought this action contending that GM violated the Act and intentionally interfered with Crivelli's contract to purchase the dealership when GM exercised its right of first refusal for the dealership, allegedly without any reasonable justification. The issue is a question of first impression for this court.