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CISG-online number
7347
Case name
Transportes Peñón Blanco S.A.P.I. de C.V. et al. v. Volvo Group North America, LLC et al.
Jurisdiction
USA
Court
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
Judge
Joi Elizabeth Peake (Magistrate Judge)
Date of decision
28 February 2025
Case nr./docket nr.
1:23CV176
Claimants 2
Name
Transportes Peñón Blanco S.A.P.I. de C.V.
Place of business
Mexico
Role in transaction
Buyer
Name
Gerardo Angel Tamez Tamez
Place of business
Mexico
Role in transaction
Buyer’s sole owner & CEO
Respondents 4
Name
Volvo Group North America, LLC
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Manufacturer of the goods sold
Name
Mack Trucks, Inc.
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Manufacturer of the goods sold
Name
Volvo Group Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
Place of business
Mexico
Role in transaction
Seller
Name
VFS Mexico, S.A. de C.V., SOFOM, E.N.R.
Place of business
Mexico
Role in transaction
Seller
Case History
Transportes Peñón Blanco S.A.P.I. de C.V. et al. v. Volvo Group North America, LLC et al.
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
USA, 27 February 2024 – 1:23CV176, CISG-online 6909
Present decision
Sellers 2
Name
Volvo Group Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
Place of business
Mexico
Name
VFS Mexico, S.A. de C.V., SOFOM, E.N.R.
Place of business
Mexico
Buyer 1
Name
Transportes Peñón Blanco S.A.P.I. de C.V.
Place of business
Mexico
Role in trade
End-user of the goods
Category of goods
78: Road vehicles (including air-cushion vehicles)
Goods as per contract
105 trucks (lorries) of the brands Volvo and Mack
CISG applied
no, the present decision only deals with the Court's jurisdiction without addressing CISG matters (or other matters concerning the merits of the dispute)
This decision cites the following other CISG-online case 1
Transportes Peñón Blanco S.A.P.I. de C.V. et al. v. Volvo Group North America, LLC et al.
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
USA, 27 February 2024 – 1:23CV176, CISG-online 6909
Decision published in 1
2025 Westlaw (WL) 951958 [Full text – in English]
Full text of decision 1
Full text of decision
Original language: English