The Colorado Motor Vehicle Board voted 6-2 to grant a dealer license to Volkswagen subsidiary Scout Motors, allowing Scout to sell directly to EV buyers in that state. +

The nation’s No. 1 auto retailer has acquired Fletcher Jones Automotive’s Chicago Audi and Mercedes-Benz stores, shrinking the upmarket group’s footprint to 13 West Coast stores. +

Valerie Drewlow, the former office manager at Greeley (Colo.) Nissan and Greeley Volkswagen, was arrested and faces charges of stealing $182,815 from the dealerships. +

AutoNation has acquired Groove Ford and Groove Mazda of suburban Denver from Summit Automotive Partners, completing the selloff of Summit’s Colorado Groove stores that started last year. +

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser says the owners of a service contract provider misrepresented its products and services as well as its charitable endeavors. +