FTC Puts More Governors On Auto Disclosures (Video Content)

That's perhaps exactly what the FTC tried to avoid by bringing two new auto disclosure enforcement actions late last week. Both actions seek to enforce existing orders, though in the one instance the parties agreed to settle while in the other the parties will have their day in court. The FTC has been coming down hard on auto dealers of late and these two cases are no exception.

Both cases focused on the need for and adequacy of disclosures regarding automobile sale, leasing, and rebate offers. According to the FTC's complaints, the defendants failed to adequately disclose certain terms and conditions including the following:

• A lease offer was limited to only a very narrow class of customers