Suntrup Buick-Pontiac-GMC Truck, Inc., et al., In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
952 3200
952 3201
Docket Number
C-3779
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FTC Launches Next Round in Battle To End Deceptive Automobile Lease Advertising
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Two major automobile manufacturers and five St. Louis, Missouri-area dealerships have signed agreements with the Federal Trade Commission to end alleged practices of omitting or burying key cost...
Oct03
Public Forum on Vehicle Buyback Disclosures
On November 8, 1995, a number of consumer groups filed a petition asking the Commission to look into whether vehicles bought back under state lemon laws are being resold without disclosing to...
Jerry's Ford Sales, Inc.
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The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with Jerry C. Cohen and the three northern Virginia automobile dealerships of which he is president and CEO -- Jerry's Ford...
Santa Clara County Auto Dealers Association Settles Charges Over Alleged Advertising Boycott
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After the San Jose Mercury News ran an article in May 1994 telling consumers how to analyze new car factory invoices so that they could be better negotiators when buying cars, local car dealers...
Virginia Auto Dealerships Settle FTC Charges Over Deceptive Advertising of Financing Plans
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Three northern Virginia automobile dealerships and their CEO and president, Jerry C. Cohen, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceptively adver- tised their "optional...
Advisory opinion clarifying three provisions of a 1972 order concerning safety claims for its tires
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Clarification of three provisions of a 1972 order concerning safety claims for its tires, Decisions Volume 112
Plain Language Guidance
16 CFR Part 455 Trade Regulation Rule; Sale of Used Motor Vehicles
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File
1988ftcstaffcomplianceguides.pdf
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Advertising of Warranties and Guarantees
Rule Updated Date
The Advertising of Warranties and Guarantees Guides help advertisers avoid unfair or deceptive practices in the advertising of warranties and guarantees. The Guides provide examples of disclosures...
FTC Policy Statement Regarding Advertising Substantiation
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Appended to Thompson Medical Co., 104 F.T.C. 648, 839 (1984), aff’d, 791 F.2d 189 (D.C. Cir. 1986), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1086 (1987). Introduction On March 11, 1983, the Commission published a...
FTC Policy Statement on Unfairness
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Appended to International Harvester Co., 104 F.T.C. 949, 1070 (1984). See 15 U.S.C. § 45(n). The Honorable Wendell H. Ford Chairman, Consumer Subcommittee Committee on Commerce, Science, and...
National Automobile Dealers Association, et al. v. FTC
Type of Action
Federal
Docket Number
24-60013
Case Status
Pending
Business Blog
Car dealers included add-ons without consumers’ consent and discriminated against Black and Latino buyers, alleges FTC
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Recent law enforcement and regulatory developments demonstrate the FTC’s efforts to put the brakes on deceptive add-ons in the car buying process. How pervasive has the problem been at three Texas...
Business Blog
FTC says CarShield shielded consumers from the truth about limitations of its vehicle service contracts
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If you haven’t caught CarShield’s pervasive ad campaign for vehicle service contracts, you may be one of the few people who should spend more time watching TV. Ubiquity aside, what you really need to...
Business Blog
Bait, switch, hitch, and which? FTC and Arizona AG challenge car dealers’ alleged deceptive and discriminatory practices
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Consumer protection enforcers have challenged bait-and-switch tactics for years. But a complaint filed by the FTC and the Arizona Attorney General against Tempe-based Coulter Motor Company and former...
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