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Byline: Eric Freedman Ford Motor Co. and the dealership that serviced a 2020 F-250 Super Duty can't force the pickup's owners to arbitrate their lemon law claim because the automaker [...]

A federal judge in Illinois has refused to dismiss a fraud claim by Automobili Lamborghini America against a Chicago dealership, its president and an employee for allegedly selling dozens of [...]

A Florence, Ala., dealership has filed a lawsuit against Mitsubishi Motors North America, saying the company failed to approve its requested steep hike in its hourly reimbursement rate for warranty [...]

Byline: Carly Schaffner At a time when Hyundai Motor America is posting gains in its U.S. sales of electric vehicles, five Napleton Automotive Group dealerships in Illinois have filed a [...]

A customer has accused a South Carolina dealership group of fraud, negligence, breach of contract and a consumer protection law violation for failing to disclose the used 2018 Mercedes-Benz E300 [...]

Byline: Eric Freedman A federal appeals court has refused to reinstate a wage and hour lawsuit against Nissan North America by service technicians in Florida, ruling the automaker isn't a [...]

A Tesla store in Colorado has racked up more than $34,000 in unpaid tolls, according to a lawsuit filed against the electric vehicle maker. Northwest Parkway LLC, a private group [...]

Byline: Carly Schaffner A federal judge in Florida ruled that Hyundai Motor America was within its rights to terminate two Napleton Automotive Group dealerships. Hyundai served the dealerships notices of [...]

Byline: Eric Freedman After nearly a decade of litigation concerning rival San Antonio dealerships, the Texas Court of Appeals has ruled that Hyundai Motor America didn't unreasonably discriminate in awarding [...]

Byline: Bennett Loudon A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Rochester-area auto dealer accusing Ford Motor Co. of breach of contract and discrimination. Mary Catherine 'Kitty' Van [...]

A month-old Volkswagen dealership in Rogers is open and thriving, but an established Fayetteville dealer is asking the courts to put the brakes on its new rival. The dispute has [...]

Byline: Eric Freedman Former techs at Nissan store refile lawsuit alleging wage violations Two former technicians at a Nissan store have revived a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing Nissan North America [...]

National Motor Museum/Heritage Images/Getty Images Andreas Pohl, (https://www.businessinsider.com/how-gannett-ceos-pay-is-secret-because-of-private-equity-2020-1?utm_source=partner&utm_medium=newstex&utm_term=original&utm_campaign=partner) CEO of billion-dollar German insurance company Deutsche Vermoegensberatung, is suing car dealer (https://www.coys.co.uk) Coys of Kensington, (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/01/04/legal-row-sale-vintage-porsche-billionaire-car-enthusiast/) The Telegraph reports. In legal [...]

Byline: Vince Bond Jr. An African American former employee of a Mercedes-Benz dealership in Indiana has sued the store and Mercedes-Benz, alleging a hostile work environment where racial slurs were [...]

Byline: Vince Bond Jr. In the depths of the 2008-09 financial crisis, a crippled Chrysler Group didn't have any pleasant options. But it did have options. And the one it [...]

Byline: Melissa Burden Fenton Motor Group, a dealership company that just a few years ago had more than 20 stores in five states, now faces at least 11 lawsuits as [...]

Byline: Melissa Burden After Momentum Auto Group in November abruptly shut seven dealerships in Northern California, it blamed the bankruptcy of a primary lender, delays in permits for a renovation [...]

Byline: Jackie Charniga General Motors is suing Grossinger Auto Group, a Chicago-area dealership group, alleging it breached an exclusive-use agreement in the sale of its Chevrolet and Cadillac dealership assets [...]

Byline: Eric Freedman A Willoughby, Ohio, dealership has accused Fiat Chrysler Automobiles of bad faith and violating the state dealer law in a suit charging the automaker with wrongful chargebacks [...]

Byline: Amy Wilson BMW of North America is countersuing Florida megadealer Norman Braman for breach of contract, resorting to unusually strong language in criticizing the performance of one of its [...]

Byline: Eric Freedman Rebuffed on their federal civil racketeering conspiracy claims, customers of a Belmont, Calif., Mercedes-Benz dealership are pursuing a new suit accusing the store, Sonic Automotive Inc. and [...]

Byline: Jamie LaReau After being convicted of murdering his wife, Calvin Harris lost his dealerships. Four trials and 15 years later, he has been acquitted of the charges. Now he [...]

Byline: Eric Freedman An African-American car salesman who claims he was subjected to his manager's racially derogative remarks and then wrongfully fired for complaining can pursue a discrimination and retaliation [...]

Byline: Eric Freedman A San Francisco area dealership waited too long to file its lawsuit accusing General Motors and Ally Financial Inc. of illegally pressuring it to sell its Chevrolet [...]

Byline: Neal E. Boudette and Jamie LaReau Two owners of Nissan stores in the Cleveland area have filed a federal lawsuit against Nissan North America, alleging a confidential agreement by [...]

Byline: Lindsay Chappell Nissan dealer Don Forman has been a brand champion for years, owning four stores, speaking in support of factory programs and serving as the 2011 chairman of [...]

Byline: Lindsay Chappell The U.S. Justice Department has charged the former general manager and controller of a Nissan dealership in Birmingham, Ala., with cheating on the automaker's national sales incentive [...]

Byline: Eric Freedman A Pennsylvania appeals court has rejected a lawsuit against a Philadelphia-area Porsche store for allegedly failing to disclose cosmetic damage to a used 2009 Ferrari 599 GTB [...]

Byline: Ryan Beene The 700-hp 2003 Mitsubishi Lan-cer Evolution named 'Tangerine Chaos' glimmers in Abbas Ahmadi's showroom. The customized four-door rocket and five other special-edition or custom Evos inside South [...]

A Southern California auto dealer and Mitsubishi are headed to court over the sale of dealership real estate. -- 1995: Iranian refugee Abbas Ahmadi, whose full name is Gholam Abbas [...]

Byline: Lindsay Chappell Nick Saban occupies a social position in Alabama that is approximately equal to Julius Caesar's in imperial Rome. So imagine the surprise at Crown Automobile, the Mercedes-Benz [...]

Byline: Jacqueline Birzon The botched sale of five Long Island auto dealerships to an Illinois conglomerate has led to a $50 million federal lawsuit against an Amityville-based auto company. According [...]

Byline: Eric Freedman After six years of litigation, a federal judge has tossed a bad faith claim against Ford Motor Co. by an Ohio dealership angry about Ford's approving and [...]

Byline: Jamie LaReau The sale of five Long Island dealerships to a Miami lawyer and entrepreneur has touched off a legal fight involving Jaguar Land Rover and an Illinois dealership [...]

Byline: Amy Wilson Sonic Automotive Inc., the nation's third-largest dealership group, is ending its relationship with TrueCar at the end of this month, after the car shopping service sued Sonic [...]

Byline: Eric Freedman A terminated Buick-GMC dealership is free to pursue its claims that the former GMAC illegally used a bounced check as a means to end the store's dealer [...]

Byline: Amy Wilson After mixed results in a flurry of state-level battles with dealers over its direct-selling model, Tesla Motors is pondering whether to take the fight to Washington. The [...]

Byline: Eric Freedman A Pennsylvania appeals court has backed a Pittsburgh-area Cadillac dealership in its relocation fight with General Motors. The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania agreed with the state dealer [...]

Byline: Eric Freedman The Michigan Court of Appeals has cleared a Chevrolet dealership of all warranty claims in a suit over airbags in a 2004 Chevrolet TrailBlazer that failed to [...]

Byline: Adam Rubenfire A West Virginia Chevrolet dealer is suing several federal departments and administrators responsible for the Affordable Care Act, alleging the law violates his beliefs by requiring him [...]

Byline: Eric Freedman A Brooklyn, N.Y., dealer who engaged in 'widespread consumer fraud' in financing, sales and promotions is appealing termination of his franchise by Hyundai Motor America. U.S. District [...]