The Michigan Department of State briefly suspended LaFontaine Chevrolet’s license after accusing the store of selling “new” vehicles that don’t qualify as such under state law. +
Martin D’Amato has been sentenced to seven years in state prison for stealing $1.3 million from the New Jersey dealership where he served as internet director. +
A gust of wind and negligence are to blame for damage to vehicles parked on a Vancouver dealership lot, according to a lawsuit leveled against two studios and a rental company. +
California Gov. Gavin Newsom now says there will be no state-funded replacement for the expiring $7,500 federal tax credit for EV buyers, reneging on a promise he made in November. +
Vegas Auto Gallery has sued Floyd Mayweather Jr. in an attempt to collect $1.2 million for a Mercedes-Maybach G650 Landaulet, one of four vehicles the boxing legend acquired earlier this year. +
Chief Warrant Officer Shane Sprague is suing Doral (Fla.) Volkswagen more than two months after being arrested for stealing a truck he had purchased from the dealership. +
Landmark Dodge of Independence, Mo., will pay a total of $275,000 to settle a federal lawsuit alleging a policy set by ownership required some jobs to be staffed by men or women. +
Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to sign the California Combating Auto Retail Scams Act, which was modeled in part after an FTC initiative that stalled in a federal appeals court in January. +
Representatives of major trade associations tell Automotive News a study that found evidence of discriminatory auto lending practices relies on flawed methodology and incomplete data. +
JPMorgan Chase, Fifth Third and Barclays are among the credit line providers facing massive losses as retailer and subprime lender Tricolor Auto enters bankruptcy proceedings. +
