Latest Dealerships Headlines
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Massachusetts Car Dealer Denies Racial Bias Charges: ‘We Would Be Hurting Ourselves’
Sep 22 2022 // Management at a Massachusetts car dealership accused in a lawsuit filed by the state of illegally charging Black and Hispanic customers more for remote starters, paint protection and other add-on products than it does for...
Massachusetts Auto Dealer Accused of Racial Bias in Pricing
Sep 21 2022 // A Massachusetts car dealership illegally charged Black and Hispanic customers hundreds of dollars more for remote starters, paint protection and other add-on products than it did for white customers, the state attorney...
Pennsylvaina Auto Body Shop Owner Accused of $426K in False Insurance Claims
Sep 7 2022 // The owner of a Chalfont, Pennsylvania auto body repair shop submitted 289 false insurance claims over several years to four insurance companies, pocketing more than $426,000 in payouts, according to the Bucks County...
Washington Auto Repair Owner Caught 2nd Time in Workers’ Comp Scam
Jul 29 2022 // A Kennewick, Washington, business owner pleaded guilty to a felony for failing to provide workers’ compensation insurance for his employees for the second time. Benton-Franklin Superior Court Judge Norma Rodriguez...
Lawsuits, Investigations After 90 Luxury Cars Go Missing from Bankrupt Dealership
May 10 2022 // Lawsuits and criminal accusations have erupted after a luxury car dealer in South Florida filed for bankruptcy and as many as 90 Lamborghinis, Ferraris and other high-priced cars disappeared from the dealership. At least...
Markets: Liberty Mutual Covers ‘Last Mile’ Delivery; Roamly Serves RV Rental Firms; Next Targets Auto Repair Industry
Feb 10 2022 // Liberty Mutual Motor Cargo Product Serves ‘Last Mile’ Delivery Market Liberty Mutual Insurance has launched a motor cargo product to serve the emerging last mile and gig economy delivery segments, including the...
Louisiana Car Dealer to Pay $100K Disability Discrimination Settlement
Jan 10 2022 // Hollingsworth Richards, LLC, a Louisiana car dealer doing business as Honda of Covington, has agreed to pay a former sales representative $100,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal...
Ohio Car Dealership to Pay $390K over Age Discrimination Suit
Dec 21 2021 // Davis Automotive Group, Inc., doing business as BMW Cleveland, an automobile dealership located in Solon, Ohio, will pay $390,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed by...
Wife of Injured Kansas Officer Settles with Auto Dealership
Dec 2 2021 // A lawsuit filed against a Wichita car dealership by the wife of a police officer injured when he was run over by a sport utility vehicle from the business has been settled for an undisclosed amount. Officer Brian Arterburn...
Austin Luxury Car Dealer Sued for Retaliation Against Employee in Whistleblower Case
Oct 14 2021 // An Austin luxury car dealer has been sued by the U.S. Department of Labor for terminating an employee who warned managers and other co-workers about potential coronavirus hazards in the workplace. The action follows an...
Ex-Boston Police Department Auto Repair Worker Will Plead Guilty to Fraud Scheme
Aug 4 2021 // A former Boston Police Department auto repair technician has agreed to plead guilty to a scheme to embezzle more than $260,000 from the department in auto parts and supplies, federal prosecutors said. Bahram Gharony bought...
Insurers Can’t Mandate Use of Designated Auto Repair Shop, Arkansas Commissioner Says
Jun 21 2021 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Alan McClain has reminded insured Arkansans seeking automobile repairs that insurance companies cannot require automobile repairs be done at a specific repair shop. “If an insurer...
Arkansas Commissioner: Insurers Can’t Mandate Use of Designated Auto Repair Shop
Jun 4 2021 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Alan McClain is reminding insured Arkansans seeking automobile repairs that insurance companies cannot require automobile repairs be done at a specific repair shop. “If an insurer...
Collision Course Body Shops Under Insurance Pressure
Mar 8 2021 // Waseem Tarabishi insists that employees at his San Diego-area collision repair shop take the online classes they need to maintain their technical certifications while on the clock so he can make sure they are paying...
Utah Dealership Launches Larry H. Miller Insurance Services
Jan 29 2021 // Sandy, Utah-based Larry H. Miller Group of Companies in partnership with Leavitt Group in Utah has launched Larry H. Miller Insurance Services, an independent insurance agency that will offer auto, home, life and business...
ISO Business Auto Form and Endorsement Revisions
Oct 23 2020 // Effective November 1, 2020, Insurance Services Office (ISO) is introducing 19 new endorsements for its business auto program. Many of these changes are the result of requests from IIABA’s Technical Affairs...
Hoy Named EVP, Auto Dealer Programs at Risk Point Underwriters in Dallas
Sep 8 2020 // Dallas-based Risk Point Underwriters LLC has named Scott A. Hoy executive vice president for the specialty auto dealer underwriting unit. Hoy will be responsible for driving profitable growth and delivering customer...
IAT Insurance Adds Open Lot Coverage for Franchised Auto Dealerships
Jul 28 2020 // IAT Insurance Group has expanded its multi-line DealerPack offerings for franchised auto dealerships to include dealers open lot insurance. Key elements of the policies include: Available as an option within the DealerPack...
North Carolina Kids, Teens Steal $1M in Vehicles from Dealerships
May 4 2020 // Police in North Carolina have accused a group of teenagers and children as young as 9 of stealing more than $1.1 million in vehicles from car dealerships. Investigators think 19 suspects ranging in age from 9 to 16 were...
Insurers Win Antitrust ‘Steering’ Lawsuits Filed by Body Shops
Mar 16 2020 // A federal appellate court threw out most of the claims by automotive body shops in Indiana, Utah and Mississippi that alleged that major insurers violated antitrust laws and engaged in anticompetitive practices by steering...
