Tag: Automobiles

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review and Approval; Comment Request (Affiliate Marketing Disclosure Rule)

2018 Audit of Better Business Bureau Auto Line Including the State of Florida and the State of Ohio

2018 Audit of the National Center for Dispute Settlement (Automobile Warranty Arbitration Program)

2017 Audit of the National Center for Dispute Settlement (Automobile Warranty Arbitration Program)

2016 Audit of the National Center for Dispute Settlement (Automobile Warranty Arbitration Program)

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request (Used Car Rule)

2017 Audit of Better Business Bureau Auto Line Including the State of Florida and the State of Ohio

2016 Audit of Better Business Bureau Auto Line Including the State of Florida and the State of Ohio

FTC Gives Final Approval to Settlement with Auto Dealer Software Company That Allegedly Failed to Protect Consumers’ Data

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission approved a final order settling charges against an Iowa-based auto dealer software provider that allegedly failed to take reasonable steps to secure consumers’ data, leading to a breach that exposed the personal information of millions...

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension (Used Car Rule)

Economics at the FTC: Non-Price Merger Effects and Deceptive Automobile Ads

Who’s in the mix at Nixing the Fix?

Coldplay sang “Fix You,” but if the group had been referring to their tech devices, cars, or other products in need of repair, their efforts could have consumer protection ramifications. A July 16, 2019, FTC event, Nixing the Fix: A Workshop on Repair Restrictions, will focus on the...

DealerBuilt/LightYear Dealer Technologies; Analysis To Aid Public Comment

Data security settlement with service provider includes updated order provisions

The domino principle. The ripple effect. The butterfly phenomenon. Apply the analogy of your choice to describe what happens when one software developer’s allegedly lax security practices result in the breach of confidential customer information maintained by multiple businesses that...

Auto Dealer Software Provider Settles FTC Data Security Allegations

An Iowa company that sells software and data services to auto dealers has agreed to take steps to better protect the data it collects, to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the firm’s poor data security practices led to a breach that exposed the personal information of millions of...

LightYear Dealer Technologies, LLC, In the Matter of

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request (Information Furnishers Rule)

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension (Information Furnishers Rule)

FTC Returns More Than $3.5 Million to Consumers Subjected to Deceptive and Unfair Sales and Financing Tactics by Los Angeles-Area’s Sage Auto Group

The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 43,456 checks totaling more than $3.5 million to consumers subjected to deceptive and unfair sales and financing tactics by the Sage Auto Group and its owners between 2014 and 2016. Affected consumers will receive their checks soon, with the average refund...

Do you have a 2012, 2013, or 2014 VW Passat TDI?

If you have a 2012, 2013, or 2014 Passat 2.0L TDI and got the approved emissions modification, Volkswagen has identified a potential problem with the “fix” it installed on your car that needs your immediate attention. If you have one of those vehicles but haven’t gotten the...