Retail

At one dealership, prosecutors said, some of the suspects gave a salesperson their real names while casing the showroom before stealing from it the same night.

Retailers grappled in their latest quarters with many factors impacting used-vehicle businesses: tighter availability of late-model used-vehicle inventory, heavier acquisition activity at wholesale auctions by rental car companies and increased consumer demand for affordable vehicles.

Facing economic headwinds and mounting competition, Tesla this year has aggressively cut vehicle prices in several regions and is resorting to the traditional automakers' tactic of offering incentives to clear inventory, analysts said.

Cars and Coffee Morrisville draws auto enthusiasts from around the state. Leith Automotive Group is using the event to hire badly needed technicians and other workers.

The auto retailer purchased four dealerships in three deals this year to grow in Oklahoma and Texas.

The March 30 complaint by former Kunes Hyundai and Kunes Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram sales manager Scott Grodeck and former Kunes Auto Mall general manager Edward Boliaux alleges they experienced retaliation when they refused to commit fraud at Sycamore, Ill., Kunes locations.