The state's attorney general alleges Colonial Automotive Group furloughed sales employees last spring and then asked them to complete some unpaid work while they received unemployment benefits.

The scope of the planned purchase of Atlantic Automotive Group dealerships was reduced because of automaker preferences that retailers not own contiguous dealerships of the same brand.

LMP Automotive will acquire a 70 percent stake in fewer dealerships than an initial agreement called for in October.

The vehicle subscription and used-car company has received approval from GM to buy some stores and has secured bank financing to help purchase eight franchised stores and five used-only dealerships.

A new business unit and the hiring of two executives — including former AutoNation CEO Cheryl Miller — mark a shift for the automotive-focused conglomerate.

Buy-sell activity rose in the third quarter following coronavirus-related slowdowns earlier this year. Industry experts expect to see a high level of transactions heading into 2021.

Volkswagen Group of America and one of the largest dealership groups in the country are sparring in federal court over allegations of violations to a 2018 settlement between the parties.

The automaker’s lawsuit accusing Napleton Automotive of deliberately damaging engines to collect warranty payments adds to a web of legal issues for the dealership group.

Gee Automotive began in 1983 with a Pontiac dealership in Spokane, Wash. The retailer has grown through acquisitions and now has 29 dealerships.