A Serial Dealer Kept Flipping Rooftops. Stellantis’s Own Bank Just Sent a $3.9 Million Bill With His Name on It, Too
When a car dealership closes, most people assume the customers take the hit. Sometimes they...
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You Handed Your License to the Rental Car Counter for a Few Minutes. That Might Have Been All It Took.
Brian Krebs remembers the moment clearly enough. He and his mother stood at a Hertz...
Ford And Stellantis Sued The Same Dealer Over $18 Million. The Real Victim Just Traded In A Jeep
Ford Motor Credit and Stellantis Financial Services don’t agree on much. They compete for the...
Your Dealership’s ID Scanner Was Built To Catch Fraud. It Just Became Part Of The Biggest Identity Leak On Record.
Somewhere in a dealership finance office today, a customer will hand over a driver’s license...
This ‘Trading Floor’ For New Cars Just Went Bankrupt. Federal Records Show It Wasn’t Even Legally Cleared To Move Its Own Inventory
Somewhere between the factory and your local dealership’s lot, thousands of brand-new cars change hands...
A Minnesota Dealer Faked ‘Certified’ Used Cars for Years — Then Told the State He’s Too Broke to Pay Victims Back
Fridley, Minnesota, isn’t exactly the used-car capital of the world. But a small independent lot...
An Iowa Dealer Allegedly Financed the Same Cars Twice — Stellantis Just Won $5.5 Million By Default
Winning a lawsuit and actually getting paid are two very different things, and Stellantis just...
GM’s Wireless Update Failed So Badly, Dealers Now Have to Fix These 7 SUVs By Hand Before Selling Them
General Motors has spent years selling the wireless update as the thing that would make...
Why Steal a Car When You Can Just Finance One and Ship It Overseas?
Nobody broke a window. Nobody hot-wired an ignition. Nobody even needed a stolen key fob....
Right to Repair Just Won in Congress. Don’t Celebrate Yet.
On May 21, the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 48 to 1 to advance...
Santander Says a Ventura Jeep Dealer Sold It Fraudulent Loans. Its Own Contract Made Sure the Fight Happens in Texas
Crown Dodge-Chrysler-Jeep-Ram sits on Auto Center Drive in Ventura, California. Whatever happens to it next...
A $5,295 Fee to ‘Certify’ a Car That Was Already Certified. The Rule Meant to Stop It Died Six Months Ago.
Manchester City Nissan will pay $4 million over alleged junk fees. The bigger story is that a CPO badge is…
Britain Has No Law Against This: Arnold Clark Just Ate a 65-Year Family Dealership Whole
There’s a SEAT and CUPRA dealership in Uddingston, Scotland that changed its name this month....
America Didn’t Ban Polestar’s Factory. It Banned Its Owner.
Prestige Imports wants $25 million from Polestar, and its lawsuit reads like a straightforward betrayal...
McLaren Wants More US Dealerships. State Franchise Law Says Not So Fast
McLaren Wants More U.S. Stores. Franchise Law Is About to Get a Vote. Speaking at...