Bugatti’s North American wing and Florida dealership Bugatti Miami are currently ensnared in a lawsuit alleging that the supercar manufacturer retaliated against the dealer by canceling its right to perform warranty work over a labor-rate dispute.
A complaint filed in Miami-Dade County Circuit Court on March 6, 2026, alleges that Bugatti of the Americas cancelled the dealership’s right to perform warranty work after nearly two years of rate negotiations. The dealership initially requested, and was approved for, a warranty parts reimbursement rate hike from 100.49 percent to 160 percent in October 2024. Then in June 2025, Bugatti Miami requested a labor reimbursement rate of $1350 per hour, eventually settling for an initial increase to $1100 per hour in July 2025. Bugatti Miami’s labor reimbursement rate then increased to $1350 on January 1, 2026—before Bugatti of the Americas abruptly waived the dealer’s warranty work obligations on February 11, 2026, according to the suit, citing excessive costs.
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“On February 11, 2026, BOA without prior warning or discussion provided
correspondence to Braman [Motors Inc.] indicating that due to Braman’s “excessive labor rate and parts markup”, BOA is ‘waiving’ Braman’s ‘obligations’ under the Dealer Agreement to perform Warranty Obligations or any other Bugatti line-make vehicle service,” the complaint alleges.
The matter reportedly continued after the warranty work cancellation, as Bugatti alleged it could receive “the same quality vehicle service from other retailers at far lower costs.” Bugatti of the Americas also reportedly told the dealership it would notify clients that Bugatti Miami was no longer available for warranty work. The revocation of Bugatti Miami’s warranty work authorization is reportedly effective as of May 12, 2026, and the North American wing of the automaker allegedly said it would not reimburse the dealer for any warranty work performed on or after May 13, 2026.
There is some nuance to the warranty work dispute, as the complaint frames Bugatti of the Americas as simply releasing the dealership from the obligation of performing warranty work. However, Bugatti Miami took a harsher view of the action, claiming the automaker was “unilaterally terminating Braman’s right under the dealer agreement.” The complaint also claims that Bugatti of the Americas discriminated against the dealership by refusing to allocate appropriate inventory, citing the automaker’s refusal to fulfill a request for four Tourbillon allocations, while a nearby dealer received more than twice that number.
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“Upon information and belief, BOA has also engaged in a discriminatory act of
refusing to allocate, supply, and deliver a reasonable quantity of Bugatti line-make vehicles
covered by the dealer agreement, and publicly advertised by BOA as being available, to [the dealer],” the complaint claims. “In contrast, upon information and belief, Bugatti Broward was given an allocation for nine (9) Bugatti Tourbillons.”
In contrast, Bugatti Miami reportedly has received only two Tourbillon allocations. The complaint also alleges that Bugatti is taking a direct-to-consumer approach with the Chiron and Tourbillon by taking reservations for a specific VIN, setting the purchase price, and negotiating the terms of the deal and contracts. The lawsuit was initially filed in Miami-Dade County Circuit Court before being transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on April 2.
Lawyers for Bugatti of the Americas and Bugatti Miami declined to comment when contacted by Road & Track.
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A New York transplant hailing from the Pacific Northwest, Emmet White has a passion for anything that goes: cars, bicycles, planes, and motorcycles. After learning to ride at 17, Emmet worked in the motorcycle industry before joining Autoweek in 2022 and Road & Track in 2024. The woes of alternate side parking have kept his fleet moderate, with a 2014 Volkswagen Jetta GLI and a BMW 318i E30 street parked in his Queens community.