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NewsNovember 10, 2016

FTC Approves Final Changes to Used Car Rule

The Federal Trade Commission announced last week final amendments to its Used Car Rule. It noted that its amended rule permits dealers to use their remaining stock of Buyers Guides for one year after the effective date of the amended rule.

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NewsSeptember 8, 2015

Dealer Fined $690,000 for Consumer-Protection Law Violations

A used-car dealership will pay more than $690,000 after a New Jersey Superior Court Judge found that it violated state consumer protection laws and regulations a total of 640 times.

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NewsJune 11, 2015

Arkansas Dealer to Pay $90,000 Penalty for Not Displaying Buyers Guide

An Arkansas auto dealer and its owners have agreed to pay a $90,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they failed to display a “Buyers Guide” on used vehicles offered for sale.

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NewsMarch 18, 2014

FTC Charges Ark. Dealer With Not Displaying Buyers Guides

After being warned that it was failing to adhere to the FTC’s Used Car Rule, the Abernathy Motor Co. was charged with not displaying a Buyers Guide on used vehicles offered for sale. Each violation could result in a civil penalty of up to $16,000.

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NewsJanuary 24, 2013

Consumer Advocates Critical of FTC’s Used Car Rule Proposals

Consumer advocates and state regulators say the FTC doesn’t go far enough in its proposed changes to the Used Car Rule. They want dealers to include vehicle history reports on the Buyers Guide window stickers.

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