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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION and PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiffs v. ACIA17 Automotive Inc., a Delaware corporation, doing business as LEADER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP; ACIA ACQ. CORP., a Delaware corporation, doing business as LEADER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP; ACIA FINCO CORP., a Delaware corporation doing business as LEADER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP; ACIA CH AUTO LLC, a Delaware limited liability company doing business as NORTH CITY HONDA and LEADER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP; ACIA CL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company doing business as CRYSTAL LAKE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM and LEADER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP; ACIA HN AUTO LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, doing business as HYUNDAI OF LINCOLNWOOD and LEADER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP; ACIA KL AUTO LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, doing business as KIA OF LINCOLNWOOD and LEADER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP; ACIA MOTORS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, doing business as MERCEDES-BENZ OF BLOOMINGTON NORMAL, LINCOLN OF NORMAL, VOLKSWAGEN OF BLOOMINGTON NORMAL, VOLVO CARS NORMAL, AUDI BLOOMINGTON NORMAL, SUBARU OF BLOOMINGTON NORMAL, BLOOMINGTON AUTOMALL, and LEADER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP; ACIA P LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, doing business as MERCEDES-BENZ OF PEORIA, PORSCHE PEORIA, VOLKSWAGEN OF PEORIA, AUDI PEORIA, AUTOHAUS OF PEORIA, and LEADER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP; ACIA PG AUTO LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, doing business as CHEVROLET OF PALATINE and LEADER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP; ACIA PH AUTO LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, doing business as TOYOTA OF LINCOLN PARK and LEADER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP; ACIA TN AUTO LLC, a Delaware limited liability company doing business as TOYOTA OF LINCOLNWOOD and LEADER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP; AUTOCANADA INC., a Canadian corporation; and JAMES DOUVAS, individually and as an officer or director of ACIA17 AUTOMOTIVE INC., ACIA ACQ. CORP., ACIA FINCO CORP., ACIA CH AUTO LLC, ACIA CL LLC, ACIA HN AUTO LLC, ACIA KL AUTO LLC, ACIA MOTORS LLC, ACIA P LLC, ACIA PG AUTO LLC, ACIA PH AUTO LLC, ACIA PH AUTO LLC, ACIA TC AUTO LLC, ACIA TN AUTO LLC, doing business as LEADER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, Defendants.
FTC Matter/File Number
2323004
Civil Action Number
24-cv-13047
Enforcement Type
Civil Penalties
Federal Injunctions
Federal Court
Northern District of Illinois
Case Summary
A group of 10 car dealerships doing business as Leader Automotive Group and their parent company, AutoCanada, will be required to pay $20 million to settle allegations they systematically defrauded consumers looking to buy vehicles as a result of a lawsuit by the Federal Trade Commission and state of Illinois.
In addition to paying $20 million, which will be used to refund harmed consumers, the proposed settlement also would require the companies to make clear disclosures of a car’s offering price—the actual price any consumer can pay to get the car, excluding only required government charges—and get consent from buyers for any charges. The $20 million proposed monetary judgment is the largest the FTC has secured against an auto dealer.