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Plain Language Guidance
Complying with the FTC Fuel Rating Rule
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Introduction What the Rule Requires Who Must Comply How Penalties Are Assessed What Automotive Fuels are Covered Gasoline Alternative Liquid Automotive Fuels Is Diesel Covered? The Automotive Fuel...
FTC Charges Los Angeles-Based Sage Auto Group With Using Deceptive and Unfair Sales and Financing Tactics
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged nine Los Angeles-area auto dealerships and their owners with using a wide range of deceptive and unfair sales and financing practices. The FTC’s action filed...
Federal Register Notice
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request (Auto Buyer Consumer Survey)
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FTC Announces Second Federal Register Notice on Proposed Study of Consumers’ Experiences Buying and Financing Automobiles from Auto Dealers
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The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it is issuing a second Federal Register Notice (FRN) on a proposed qualitative survey of consumers to learn about their experiences in buying and...
New World Auto Imports, Inc., d/b/a Southwest Kia, et al., In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
132 3165
C-4437
FTC Action: Texas Car Dealers to Pay $85,000 Civil Penalty
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Three Dallas area auto dealers, collectively known as Southwest Kia, have agreed to pay an $85,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated an FTC administrative...
Dolce Group Worldwide, The, LLC, and Fereidoun Fred Khalilian
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
102 3173
FTC Approves Final Consent Order Against Ohio Auto Dealers Charged with Deceiving Consumers Regarding Key Lease Terms
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order against Progressive Chevrolet Company and Progressive Motors Inc., of Massillon, Ohio, which the FTC...
Progressive Chevrolet Company and Progressive Motors, Inc., In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
142 3133
FTC Mobile-Friendly Videos Help Consumers Shop for Cars
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New or used, cars are big-ticket items. Four new 60-second videos from the Federal Trade Commission can help buyers shop with confidence. The mobile-friendly videos, in English and Spanish, offer...
Volkswagen to Spend up to $14.7 Billion to Settle Allegations of Cheating Emissions Tests and Deceiving Customers on 2.0 Liter Diesel Vehicles
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In two related settlements, one with the United States and the State of California, and one with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), German automaker Volkswagen AG and related entities have...
FTC Charges Volkswagen Deceived Consumers with Its “Clean Diesel” Campaign
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged that Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. deceived consumers with the advertising campaign it used to promote its supposedly “clean diesel” VWs and Audis, which...
FTC ‘Fotonovela’ Tells Latino Community How to Avoid Car-Buying Problems
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The FTC is offering Manuel esquiva un lío al comprar un carro, its newest Spanish-language fotonovela that tells readers how to avoid car-buying trouble. The fotonovela tells a story of what happens...
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