Aug 26, 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...
Aug 10, 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...
Apr 02, 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...
Dec 13, 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...
Jun 30, 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...
Apr 10, 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...
Sep 23, 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...
Jun 09, 2021 Environmental claims: Hyundai NEXO-n the ASA's naughty list By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor While most car manufacturers are powering ahead with electric and electric-hybrid vehicles, some car manufacturers are going their own...
Jun 04, 2021 Free online training: Automotive advertising By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Join us for a free online training session on automotive advertising on Thursday 10 June, 1pm UK time. If you or your clients are...
May 27, 2021 You're Invited: "Hot Topics in Global Automotive Advertising Law" By Jeff Greenbaum In June, the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance is hosting a series of webinars on the laws governing the advertising of automobiles...
Sep 25, 2020 Automotive Advertising: It has been a bumpy road, but are we about to turn a corner? By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Zenith’s Automotive Advertising Expenditure Forecast was released this week, and it makes interesting reading for the car industry and...
Nov 05, 2019 Advertising motor vehicles off road ? Not in France - French SRO's Jury, November 4, 2019 By Caroline Bouvier July 2019. Let's imagine the sea, a beach and a convertible car... What's wrong? A poster ad promoting a car off road, in violation of...