When you picture buying your next truck or SUV, you probably do not imagine a courtroom fight over franchise law. Yet that is ...

CEO Scott Keogh defends the company's plan to sell vehicles directly to consumers, but state franchise laws stand in the way.

Washington state legislators just voted overwhelmingly to allow Rivian and Lucid to sell electric vehicles directly to consumers, ending ...

About next spring is when Sony Honda Mobility expects to begin first deliveries of its Afeela 1 electric sedan in California. Being the product of a joint venture between the electronics and ...

The direct-sales model used by companies like Tesla, Rivian and Lucid allows shoppers to buy cars at a fixed price, with no complicated haggling or shady add-ons. It's a key advantage, allowing brands ...

Dealers suck, so when Scout Motors announced plans for a direct sales model that cut out existing dealers, you knew it was only a matter of time before those dealers tried to make Scout change its ...

Traditional dealers take another hit as automakers push direct-to-consumer sales and legal battles heat up over franchise laws. The long-running battle between automakers and franchised dealers over ...

From $2,000 hidden fees to trade-in offers that vanished into thin air, this owner’s car-buying journey was a total disaster ...