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If your business sells automobiles, fuel, or related products, have you kept up to date on the rules and laws that could affect your company? The FTC has resources discussing the Used Car Rule, labeling guidelines for alternative fueled vehicles and alternatives fuels, how the FTC’s Privacy Rule applies to auto dealers – and other topics of interest to the automotive industry.

Plain Language Guidance

Whether advertising in print, on radio or TV, or on the Internet, it’s important to disclose the details of the deal up front. This publication offers practical tips on how to make effective disclosures online.

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission publishes its staff compliance guidelines for the Used Car Rule to provide assistance to industry members. The views expressed in the guidelines are those of the staff only. They have not been approved or adopted by the Commission and are not binding on the Commission. However, the guidelines will serve as enforcement criteria for the staff in assessing compliance with the trade regulation rule.

Analysis of Public Comments and Final Staff Compliance Guidelines

Does your company advertise consumer leases? This publication focuses on your legal obligations under the Consumer Leasing Act and Regulation M.

Focusing on federal truth-in-advertising standards, this A-to-Z primer is an essential resource for businesses of any size.

The Used Car Rule requires auto dealers to display on used cars a window sticker called a Buyers Guide with important information for consumers. The FTC revised the Used Car Rule in 2016. Here are answers to questions we’ve heard about complying with the revised Rule.

Do your product warranties comply with law? This guide explains the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, the federal law governing warranties on consumer products.

The FTC's Used Car Rule requires dealers to post a Buyers Guide in every used car they offer for sale. This version of the form can be filled in.

The FTC's Used Car Rule requires dealers to post a Buyers Guide in every used car they offer for sale. This version of the form includes the format notes for the forms.

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If your company is a creditor subject to FTC jurisdiction, the Credit Practices Rules applies to you. Read this guide to find out what the Rule requires and what transactions are covered.

The FTC prepared this guide to help you comply with the Automotive Fuel Ratings, Certification and Posting Rule, also known as the Fuel Rating Rule. The Rule covers the sale and transfer of liquid automotive fuel.

Most dealers who sell used vehicles must comply with the Used Car Rule. This publication explains how to prepare and display the Buyers Guide and provides a compliance checklist.

The primary purpose of the FTC’s CARS Rule is to add truth and transparency to the car buying or leasing process by making it clear that certain deceptive or unfair practices are illegal – for example, bait-and-switch tactics, hidden charges, and other conduct that harms consumers and honest dealers. Why is it called the CARS Rule? Because the Rule is about Combating Auto Retail Scams that cost consumers billions of dollars each year and cause honest dealers to lose business.

Auto dealers that extend credit, arrange financing or leasing, or give financial advice must notify customers about the information they collect, who they share it with, and how they protect it. Are you following the rules of the road?

La Ley de Automóviles Usados de la Comisión Federal de Comercio requiere a los concesionarios a fijar una Guía del Comprador en cada automóvil usado que esté a la venta. Esta versión incluye notas sobre el formato.

La Ley de Automóviles Usados de la Comisión Federal de Comercio requiere a los concesionarios a fijar una Guía del Comprador en cada automóvil usado que esté a la venta. Esta versión se puede llenar.

Ten practical lessons businesses can learn from the FTC's 50+ data security settlements.