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Reeder-Simco GMC, Inc. (Reeder), a Volvo dealer located in Fort Smith, Arkansas, commenced suit against Volvo alleging that Reeder’s sales and profits declined because Volvo offered other dealers more favorable price concessions than those offered to Reeder.
Facts of the case. Reeder, a Volvo truck dealership, sued Volvo for violating the Robinson-Patman Act (RPA), which prohibits forms of discriminatory pricing that reduce competition. When retail customers take bids from dealers such as Reeder, the dealers ask manufacturers for price concessions, which dealers factor into their bids.
21 Οκτ 2014 · Reeder sued Volvo, claiming that Volvo violated Section 2(a) of the Clayton Act, ch. 323, 38 Stat. 730, as amended by the Robinson-Patman Anti-Discrimination Act, 15 U.S.C. 13(a) (Robinson-Patman Act or the Act), by discriminating in the prices it charged its dealers for heavy trucks. The Robinson- Patman Act provides, in relevant part:
Reeder-Simco GMC, Inc. (Reeder), a Volvo dealer lo-cated in Fort Smith, Arkansas, commenced suit against Volvo alleging that Reeders sales and profits declined because Volvo offered other dealers more favorable price concessions than those offered to Reeder.
Reeder-Simco GMC, Inc. (Reeder) (plaintiff) was a heavy-duty-truck dealer that sold Volvo trucks. Reeder learned that Volvo gave a wholesale discount to another dealer that was greater than the discount Volvo usually gave Reeder. Reeder brought suit, alleging a violation of the Robinson-Patman Act.
U.S. Reports: Volvo Trucks North America, Inc. v. Reeder-Simco GMC, Inc., 546 U.S. 164 (2006). Contributor Names Ginsburg, Ruth B. (Judge) Supreme Court of the United States (Author) Subject Headings
Reeder-Simco GMC, Inc. (Reeder), an authorized dealer of heavy-duty trucks manufactured by Volvo Trucks North America, Inc. (Volvo), generally sold those trucks through an industry-wide competitive bidding process, whereby the retail customer describes its specific product requirements and invites bids from dealers it selects based on such facto...
