FTC Settles Nine Auto Dealer Deceptive Advertising CasesAlan S. Kaplinsky
Posted inAdvertising & Marketing,Consumer Protection,Federal Communications Commission (FCC),State Attorneys General On December 19, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission announced that a group of 10 car dealerships and their parent company will be required to pay $20 million to settle allegations they...
In addition, the complaint alleges that MCN often charges consumers extra for an inspection or repair that has already occurred, but then fails to report to Nissan that the certified car was sold, leaving consumers without the additional warranty that was promised in the adverti...
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"Recycled content" claims on labels and in advertising may be made for materials that have been recovered or diverted from the solid waste stream, either during the manufacturing process (pre-consumer) or after consumer use (post-consumer). If the product or package does not consist of 100 pe...
Take In re LightYear Dealer Technologies, LLC for example, an FTC action from 2019 alleging that an auto dealer software provider failed to take reasonable steps to protect consumers' data, leading to a breach that exposed personal information about millions of consumers. The facts were not all ...
The FTC filed charges against GM and the two large dealerships by determining wording used on advertisements wasn't large enough to tell consumers the cars were defective. However, the government didn't force the dealers to fix the cars before advertising them for sale. ...
”5For example, mortgage brokers, auto dealers, or retailers that regularly collect or process credit applications for third-party lenders are creditors under the Rule. You’re not a creditor if you merely provide advertising brochures for third-party financing or tell your customers about third-...
FTC Ends Aggressive Year in Auto Enforcement with Action against Dallas DealerFitzgerald, Paige
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