The Wells Auto Group lawsuit picture, as of late 2025, involves at least two active civil cases in Collin County, Texas against Epic Metrix Inc., the corporation that did business as Wells Auto Group. The dealership itself stopped operating in 2019 after admitting insolvency, and the Better Business Bureau now lists it as out of business. Litigation against the company and its principals is still moving through the courts.1BBB. Wells Auto Group BBB Profile – McKinney
The Active Lawsuits
Two civil lawsuits against Epic Metrix Inc. d/b/a Wells Auto Group appear in Collin County District Court records.
In June 2025, Braulio Cabello and Angelica Ochoa sued Epic Metrix Inc. in a case classified as a debt collection matter, and they requested a jury trial. By July 2025, Epic Metrix had filed an answer along with a third-party petition, meaning the company is actively defending the case.2UniCourt. Cabello and Ochoa vs. Epic Metrix Inc. d/b/a Wells Auto Group
In October 2025, Lifted Trucks LLC filed a breach-of-contract suit against Epic Metrix LLC d/b/a Wells Auto Group. The complaint names Khalid Ghatashe, Zuhair Kato, and Ahmad Kato as individual defendants, and the case was assigned to Judge Tom Nowak. Citations had been issued as of October 2025, but no answer had yet been filed.3UniCourt. Lifted Trucks LLC vs. Epic Metrix LLC dba Wells Auto Group
Both cases remain open. No criminal charges against Ghatashe or other Wells Auto Group principals appear in the available records.
What Buyers Complained About
The Better Business Bureau logged 31 complaints against Wells Auto Group over a three-year period. Only four were marked resolved to the consumer’s satisfaction. Nineteen were categorized as “answered,” meaning the business responded but the consumer either rejected the response or never confirmed the matter was settled. Eight were labeled “unpursuable,” a designation the BBB uses when it cannot locate the business.4BBB. Wells Auto Group Complaints – Carrollton
The complaints followed a small set of recurring patterns:
- Undisclosed mechanical defects, including transmission failures, engine knocks, power steering leaks, cooling system breakdowns, dents, and bald tires.5BBB. Wells Auto Group Complaints – Page 3
- Missing titles, plates, and registration paperwork months after purchase. At least one buyer reported the dealership had never registered the vehicle with the local tax office.6Cars.com. Wells Auto Group Reviews
- Trade-in loans that Wells Auto Group failed to pay off, leaving customers still on the hook for cars they no longer owned and exposed to collections activity.6Cars.com. Wells Auto Group Reviews
- Pricing discrepancies of thousands of dollars between agreed prices and final paperwork, plus service contracts added without clear consent.5BBB. Wells Auto Group Complaints – Page 3
- One buyer alleged the delivered car was not the same vehicle they had test-driven.5BBB. Wells Auto Group Complaints – Page 3
When customers complained, management reportedly pointed to “as is” clauses in the sales contracts to deflect responsibility for problems buyers said had been misrepresented before purchase.6Cars.com. Wells Auto Group Reviews
Why the Dealership Closed
By spring 2019, Wells Auto Group had stopped functioning as a going concern. General Manager Darrell Creswell acknowledged to at least one customer by text message that the dealership was “being sold (and is insolvent)” and that he was “powerless to help” with financial obligations.6Cars.com. Wells Auto Group Reviews
Buyers reported the company had no funds to process registrations, pay taxes, or fulfill extended warranty commitments. Sales staff said they had not been paid commissions, and multiple employees left during this period. Several customers filed complaints with the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles and local tax offices. One buyer said the DMV told them the dealership’s suggestion to print temporary tags via email was illegal. Another contacted police about what they described as theft after the dealership failed to pay off a traded-in lease.6Cars.com. Wells Auto Group Reviews
The KamKad Automotive Group Connection
Consumer reviews from 2019 linked Wells Auto Group’s McKinney, Carrollton, and Dallas locations to the broader KamKad Automotive Group, led by CEO Ken Strickler.6Cars.com. Wells Auto Group Reviews KamKad operated multiple dealerships in the region, including Alfa Romeo Fiat of McKinney, Alfa Romeo of Dallas, and KamKad Hyundai of Huntsville, and it was facing its own regulatory collapse at the same time.
By June 2019, the Texas DMV was moving to revoke KamKad’s dealer license and had received 77 complaints tied to Strickler’s dealerships, with 26 pending trade-in payment disputes totaling $700,000 and 40 unresolved tax, title, and license transactions. The Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner confirmed KamKad held no active motor vehicle sales finance license in Texas.7CBS News Texas. KamKad Automotive Investigation By July 2019, Ally Financial had repossessed 50 luxury vehicles from Alfa Romeo of Dallas over unpaid floor-plan debt, and the Texas DMV reported 224 open complaints across KamKad-run properties.8CBS News Texas. 50 Vehicles Repossessed From KamKad Alfa Romeo of Dallas
Who Ran the Company
Wells Auto Group was a doing-business-as name for Epic Metrix Inc., a Texas corporation incorporated on February 27, 2014. Khalid Ghatashe served as president and director, and Shaun Oglesby was listed as general manager. The BBB profile for the McKinney location carries two alerts stating the business is “out of business, known or suspected,” and the company is not BBB accredited.1BBB. Wells Auto Group BBB Profile – McKinney Even so, Epic Metrix remains the named defendant in the pending civil suits, and it is still filing responses in court.