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  1. March 06, 2019

    Dealers Fight Quick-Win Bid In Fiat Chrysler Sales Plot Suit

    Auto dealers defending their suit alleging Fiat Chrysler America schemed with certain franchisees to overinflate sales figures in return for premium inventory rejected the company's argument Tuesday that the case can't survive without connecting those exaggerated numbers and the economic harm to dealers who didn't play along.

  2. February 06, 2019

    Fiat Chrysler Wants To Ax Suit Alleging Dealership Sales Plot

    Fiat Chrysler asked an Illinois federal judge on Tuesday to snuff out remaining claims in a suit from auto dealerships alleging the company schemed with certain favored franchisees to artificially inflate sales figures and score incentives, saying the dealerships still don't have enough evidence backing their scattershot claims.

  3. July 11, 2018

    Fiat Chrysler Buries RICO Claims In Dealership Suit

    An Illinois federal judge snuffed out Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act claims in a suit from auto dealerships alleging Fiat Chrysler schemed with certain favored franchisees to artificially inflate sales figures to score incentives, saying the repurposed claims still don’t prove a conspiracy.

  4. April 23, 2018

    Dealerships Slam Fiat Chrysler's Bid To Bury RICO Claims

    Auto dealerships told an Illinois federal judge Friday that they've established standing to sue Fiat Chrysler under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, insisting they've backed up amended allegations that the auto giant conspired with certain favored franchisees to artificially inflate sales figures to score incentives.

  5. April 05, 2018

    Fiat Chrysler Looks To Bury RICO Claims In Dealership Suit

    Fiat Chrysler on Wednesday urged an Illinois federal judge to toss a second attempt by dealerships to accuse the auto giant of violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act by encouraging franchisees to artificially boost their sales numbers, saying the follow-up attempt fares no better than the first.

  6. October 05, 2017

    Fiat Chrysler Blasts 'Fishing Expedition' In Dealership Suit

    A group of auto dealers seeking documents Fiat Chrysler sent to the federal government as part of several investigations have embarked on a "nationwide fishing expedition," the automaker told an Illinois federal court Tuesday, urging the judge to reject the dealers' request for such information.

  7. February 02, 2017

    Chrysler Doc Bid Covers Own Discovery Faults, Dealer Says

    A dealership group suing Fiat Chrysler over alleged schemes to give certain dealerships preferential treatment told an Illinois federal judge on Wednesday that the automaker is seeking the prompt production of discovery responses supposedly withheld by the dealer in an attempt to mask its own discovery failures.

  8. October 04, 2016

    Fraud Claims Trimmed From Chrysler Sales-Conspiracy Suit

    An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday dismissed fraud-based claims lodged against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles over alleged schemes to give certain dealerships preferential treatment but said the suit's antitrust claims could move forward.  

  9. April 26, 2016

    Dealers Say All FCA Sales Conspiracy Claims Are Well-Pled

    A group of Florida and Illinois car dealerships accusing FCA of favoring other dealers through a sales conspiracy urged a federal court Monday to reject the automaker's demand that the suit be dismissed, arguing their claims are not only sufficiently pled, but plausible.

  10. January 13, 2016

    Chrysler Accused Of Conspiring With Dealers To Inflate Sales

    Florida and Illinois automotive dealerships sued Fiat Chrysler in Illinois federal court Tuesday alleging the automaker conspires with certain favored dealers to artificially inflate sales figures and has instituted an illegal, multiple-tiered system for pricing its vehicles.