FTC, Corporation Counsel to Announce Results of 'Used Car Rule' Sweep in Washington, D.C.

The Federal Trade Commission and the District of Columbia's Corporation Counsel will hold a joint press conference on Monday, June 12, at 10:30 a.m. to announce the results of its sweep of used car dealers in Washington, D.C. to enforce the Commission's Used Car Rule. The Rule requires that Buyers Guides be posted at all times on each vehicle offered for sale in order to provide consumers with basic essential information about their rights if there is a problem with the car. Since the Used Car Rule became effective in 1985, the Commission has brought more than 80 actions against noncomplying dealers, with civil penalties totaling more than $1 million.