Pennsylvania Statutes Title 63 P.S. Professions and Occupations (State Licensed) § 818.316. Manufacturer or distributor repurchase of inventory and equipment

(a) Return of property for repurchase.--A new vehicle dealer shall return property, including, but not limited to, vehicle inventory, parts, equipment, tools and signs, as permitted under this section or as set forth in the franchise agreement, to the manufacturer or distributor within 90 days of the effective date of any termination or nonrenewal of a franchise or upon a termination or cessation of a part of a manufacturer's or distributor's business operations throughout the United States which is not part of any change in ownership, operation or control of all or any part of the manufacturer's or distributor's business under section 313.  1 The manufacturer or distributor shall supply the new vehicle dealer with instructions on the method by which the new vehicle dealer must return the property to the manufacturer or distributor. Within 60 days of tender of the property to the manufacturer or distributor, the manufacturer or distributor, including medium and heavy-duty truck component and engine manufacturers or distributors who provide integral parts of vehicles or provide major components by selling directly to dealers, shall repurchase from the new vehicle dealer and remit payment to the new vehicle dealer in accordance with their respective interest in:

In the event the inventory is subject to a security interest, the manufacturer may make payment jointly to the dealer and the holder of the security interest.

(b) Failure to pay sums due.--A manufacturer or distributor who fails to pay those sums due the dealer within the prescribed time or at such time as the dealer proffers good title prior to the prescribed time for payment is liable to the new vehicle dealer for:

(c) Limited applicability.--This section shall not apply to manufacturers, distributors or dealers of recreational vehicles or manufactured housing, nor shall it apply to motorcycle manufacturers, distributors or dealers except when the unilateral termination or failure to renew is by the manufacturer or distributor.