Auto Dealership Partners has won an $18 million judgment against Ford Motor Co. after accusing the factory of engaging in “deceit and fraud” by blocking the purchase of a Benton, Ark., franchise. +

Herb Chambers has sold his network of Massachusetts and Rhode Island dealerships and collision centers to Asbury Automotive Group in a blockbuster, $1.34 billion deal that puts Asbury in the New England market for the first time. +