Tag: Automobiles

Announced Actions for January 9, 1998

Date

January 9, 1998

Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final consent agreements with the following entities: Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.; Volkswagen...

Cases and Proceedings

Suntrup Buick-Pontiac-GMC Truck, Inc., et al., In the Matter of

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

January 5, 1998

FTC Matter/File Number

952 3200

952 3201

Docket Number

C-3779

FTC Launches Next Round in Battle To End Deceptive Automobile Lease Advertising

Date

October 7, 1997

Two major automobile manufacturers and five St. Louis, Missouri-area dealerships have signed agreements with the Federal Trade Commission to end alleged practices of omitting or burying key cost...

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Event

Public Forum on Vehicle Buyback Disclosures

October 3, 1996 | 12:00AM

On November 8, 1995, a number of consumer groups filed a petition asking the Commission to look into whether vehicles bought back under state lemon laws are being resold without disclosing to...

Jerry's Ford Sales, Inc.

Date

September 1, 1995

The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a consent agreement with Jerry C. Cohen and the three northern Virginia automobile dealerships of which he is president and CEO -- Jerry's Ford...

Santa Clara County Auto Dealers Association Settles Charges Over Alleged Advertising Boycott

Date

August 1, 1995

After the San Jose Mercury News ran an article in May 1994 telling consumers how to analyze new car factory invoices so that they could be better negotiators when buying cars, local car dealers...

Virginia Auto Dealerships Settle FTC Charges Over Deceptive Advertising of Financing Plans

Date

June 6, 1995

Three northern Virginia automobile dealerships and their CEO and president, Jerry C. Cohen, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceptively adver- tised their "optional...

Advisory Opinions

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

Date

November 30, 1989

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

Advisory opinion clarifying three provisions of a 1972 order concerning safety claims for its tires (1001.31 KB)

Advertising of Warranties and Guarantees

Rule Updated Date

May 21, 1985

The Advertising of Warranties and Guarantees Guides help advertisers avoid unfair or deceptive practices in the advertising of warranties and guarantees. The Guides provide examples of disclosures...

Policy Statements

FTC Policy Statement Regarding Advertising Substantiation

Date

November 23, 1984

Appended to Thompson Medical Co., 104 F.T.C. 648, 839 (1984), aff’d, 791 F.2d 189 (D.C. Cir. 1986), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1086 (1987). Introduction On March 11, 1983, the Commission published a...

Credit Practices

Rule Updated Date

March 1, 1984

Policy Statements

FTC Policy Statement on Deception

Date

October 14, 1983

FTC Policy Statement on Deception (77.67 KB)

Policy Statements

FTC Policy Statement on Unfairness

Date

December 17, 1980

Appended to International Harvester Co., 104 F.T.C. 949, 1070 (1984). See 15 U.S.C. § 45(n). The Honorable Wendell H. Ford Chairman, Consumer Subcommittee Committee on Commerce, Science, and...

Guides Against Bait Advertising

Rule Updated Date

November 8, 1967

Deceptive Pricing

Rule Updated Date

November 8, 1967