Ford Motor Company pressured West Virginia car dealers into costly facility upgrades under the guise of “voluntary” programs, only to later penalize them for those very investments. Dealers who spent up to three-quarters of a million dollars each to meet…
Air Destruction Case Study: Built Not Bought Automotive and Its Impact on Public Health The air we breathe is a shared public trust, protected by laws designed to shield communities from harmful pollution. The modern motor vehicle is a marvel…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Nissan and Its Impact on Drivers The moment of terror is always the same. You are on a highway, surrounded by traffic moving at high speed, when your car’s engine suddenly gives up. Without warning, you…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: FCA & Its Impact on Chrysler Pacifica Owners TLDR: Big 3 automaker FCA (also known as Stellantis) recalled its popular Chrysler Pacifica minivans after discovering a terrifying defect: the high-voltage batteries could spontaneously explode. As families…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Daimler Truck North America LLC and Its Impact on the Ortiz Family In June 2020, Lupe Ortiz was stopped, or nearly stopped, at a red light on State Route 99. She was a mother, and her…
The Sound of Failure For an owner of America’s best-selling truck, the Ford F-150, it often begins with an innocuous sound. In this case, it be a subtle, rhythmic clicking from the rear of the vehicle. It is a sound…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: General Motors & Its Impact on Vehicle Owners TLDR: A lawsuit alleges that for over a decade, General Motors knowingly sold millions of its most popular trucks and SUVs with a critical security flaw that makes…
Corporate Greed Case Study: General Motors LLC & Its Impact on Vehicle Owners TL;DR: General Motors (GM) is facing a class-action lawsuit alleging the company knowingly designed, manufactured, and sold nearly one million vehicles with a “dangerously defective” 6.2L V8…
TLDR A recent class-action lawsuit accuses Ford Motor Company of knowingly designing, manufacturing, and selling more than 20,000 plug-in hybrid vehicles with a critical defect that can cause them to spontaneously catch fire and explode. The complaint alleges that Ford…
Corporate Greed Case Study: Kia America, Inc. & Its Impact on Vehicle Owners TL;DR: A federal class-action lawsuit alleges that Kia America, Inc. knowingly manufactured, marketed, and sold hundreds of thousands of its 2021-2023 Soul and Seltos models with a…