FRANCISCO F TAPIA PADILLA ET AL VS. GENERAL MOTORS LLC, ET AL

Matter on the Law & Motion/Discovery Calendar for Wednesday July 2, 2025, line 7, DEFENDANT GENERAL MOTORS LLC'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT Or, Alternatively, For Summary Adjudication.

The unopposed motion for summary judgment is granted. Plaintiffs bring three causes of action against a car manufacturer for violations of the Song-Beverly Act. Defendant provides evidence that Plaintiffs purchased their vehicle used from the dealer. (Ex. A to Documentary Evidence [Retail Installment Sale Contract].) Song-Beverly's express warranty provisions (invoked in causes of action 1 and 3) do not apply to used vehicle sales. (See Rodriguez v. FCA US LLC (2024) 17 Cal.5th 189, 215.)

Plaintiffs' second cause of action seeks relief for implied warranty provisions of Song-Beverly. Similarly, a manufacturer is not liable for implied warranty breaches under Song-Beverly where the vehicle is purchased used. (See Nunez v. FCA US LLC (2021) 61 Cal.App.5th 385, 399 ["only distributors or sellers of used goods-not manufacturers of new goods-have implied warranty obligations in the sale of used goods"] [emphasis omitted].)

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