Vehicle dealer & used car lot check
Before you buy a Michigan dealership or count on its dealer license
Tell us about the seller, license class, applicant, lot, records, vehicles, titles, financing, and side work. You’ll get a dated call sheet: who to ask, what to gather, and what still needs proof.
Prefer to read first? See a worked example · See a finished sample call sheet
Built from current official Michigan starting points
This is a starting map. The agency or local office makes the final call.
Is someone in immediate danger? Call 911 first. For an active dealer notice, hearing, suspension, title problem, or deadline, contact Dealer Services or qualified counsel promptly. Open Michigan dealer licensing.
A lot full of cars is not a licensed dealership.
The applicant, license class, location, site, records, titles, plates, and financing each need their own check.
Auctions, brokers, salvage, rentals, and private-sale questions get a specialist handoff instead of a retail answer.
A short call sheet, in the right order.
Why it showed up
Every task points back to something you told us.
What to ask
Use the question on the phone or in an email.
What remains unknown
The call sheet names what the agency or local office still needs to decide.
Made for the moment money may move
Useful before a dealer purchase, lease, new application, move, ownership change, or reopening.
This route goes deep on fixed retail used and new vehicle dealerships and gives wholesale-only operations a careful lane. It keeps the applicant, license class, property, established place of business, bond, insurance, inspection, seller records, titles, plates, financing, tax handoffs, and closing separate. Auctions, brokers, salvage, rentals, recyclers, and private sales stay in specialist lanes.