Scout Motors is facing legal opposition from California’s dealer association, citing state laws prohibiting automakers from competing with their own franchisees.

The association believes the VW Group's involvement legally restricts the brand from cutting out the middleman.

VW's Tesla-like sales model bypassing dealerships is being challenged by a group that tends to voice up for auto retailers around the nation.

20 minutes. That's how long it took someone to stop and ask me about the cherry red Volkswagen California I was driving. "Is this the new Volkswagen van?" a woman in the passenger seat of a Dodge ...