26 Aug, 2024 FTC Pursues Auto Dealer For Misleading Pricing and Other Illegal Practices By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it reached a $2.6 million settlement with Arizona-based Coulter Motor Company, resolving...
10 Aug, 2024 CarShield Pays $10M to Settle FTC Charges That It Used Misleading Ads and Endorsements By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it reached a settlement with CarShield, a marketer of vehicle service contracts, along with...
02 Apr, 2024 NYAG Announces $1.9 Million Settlement with Nissan Dealers By Jeff Greenbaum Late last month, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that she had reached settlements with five Nissan car dealerships in...
22 Jan, 2024 FTC Delays Effective Date of CARS Rule By Jeff Greenbaum In December, the Federal Trade Commission finalized the “Combating Auto Retail Scams Rule” (the “CARS Rule”), which addresses the use of...
13 Dec, 2023 FTC Releases New "Combating Auto Retail Scams Rule" By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it just finalized the “Combating Auto Retail Scams Rule” (the “CARS Rule”) in order to combat...
30 Jun, 2023 Fast-charging claims spark a debate By Ardie Yilinkou On 28th June 2023, Hyundai and Toyota found themselves on the wrong side of the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) relating to a...
16 Mar, 2023 FTC Affirms Commitment to Protect American Indian and Alaska Native Communities By Jeff Greenbaum In a report to Congress, the Federal Trade Commission affirmed its commitment to protect American Indian and Alaska Native communities...
24 Oct, 2022 UK Advertising Self-Regulator Releases Research on the Meaning of Emerging Green Claims By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, the UK's Advertising Standards Authority released the results of research that it conducted on consumers' understanding of...
23 Aug, 2022 FTC Says it Wants to Hear More About Kids, But Not About Cars By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission just made two announcements related to opportunities to submit comments related to kids and cars. Kids In...
19 Jul, 2022 NYC Reaches $800K Settlement With Group of Used Car Dealers By Jeff Greenbaum Late last week, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection Commissioner Vilda Vera...
28 Jun, 2022 FTC Proposes New Rule Addressing Marketing Practices by Car Dealers By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it is seeking comment on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in connection with its...
05 May, 2022 NYC Reaches $375K Settlement With Car Dealer Over False Advertising and Other Charges By Jeff Greenbaum The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection announced that it reached a settlement with JF Motors, which operates the...
10 Apr, 2022 FTC Says It's Reviving Old Notices of Penalty Offenses On Cars, Bait & Switch, Energy Savings, Fur, Home Improvement, Textiles, Toys, and Weight Loss By Jeff Greenbaum After last year's U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting the Federal Trade Commission's ability to obtain financial relief, the FTC has...
30 Jan, 2022 FTC Issues Order Banning Marketing Agency From Working in the Auto Industry By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it issued an order banning marketing agency Traffic Jam Events and its owner from working in...
04 Nov, 2021 "The Price You See Is The Price You Pay" -- NYC Sues Car Dealers Over Advertising Claims By Jeff Greenbaum The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection announced that it has sued two companies that operate used car dealerships...
23 Sep, 2021 **Breaking news** ASA makes announcement on green claims By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Hot on the heels of the CMA's new Green Claims Code, the ASA today made an announcement about its own work in reviewing green claims in...