Jim Koons and Lithia Motors, in separate but similar statements sent to Automotive News, noted that the FTC did not claim their statements about their inspections were false, but that the companies failed to provide sufficient information about vehicles that might have been subject to an open recall
Lithia ranks No. 8 on Automotive News list of the top 150 dealership groups based in the U.S., with retail sales of 91,192 new vehicles in 2014. Jim Koons Automotive is No. 15, with retail sales of 35,142 new vehicles in 2014.