Tag: Automobiles

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Putting the brakes on unproven superiority claims

If you say you’re better, you’d better be better – and you’d better have appropriate proof to back up that claim. That’s a takeaway tip for businesses from the FTC’s proposed settlement with Federal-Mogul Motorparts, LLC.

FTC Acts to Stop False and Unsubstantiated Claims for Wagner OEX Brake Pads

Michigan-based Federal-Mogul Motorparts LLC (Federal-Mogul) has agreed to settle a Federal Trade Commission administrative complaint alleging that it made unsubstantiated claims that its aftermarket Wagner OEX brake pads could stop a vehicle in a shorter distance in an emergency and reduce the risk...

Advisory opinion clarifying three provisions of a 1972 order concerning safety claims for its tires

Clarification of three provisions of a 1972 order concerning safety claims for its tires, Decisions Volume 112

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

Federal-Mogul Motorparts LLC: In the Matter of

In March 2020, Michigan-based Federal-Mogul Motorparts LLC (Federal-Mogul) agreed to settle an FTC administrative complaint alleging that it made unsubstantiated claims that its aftermarket Wagner OEX brake pads could stop a vehicle in a shorter distance in an emergency and reduce the...

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...