The California New Car Dealers Association sent a cease-and-desist letter to discourage Volkswagen from selling its Scout Motors EVs directly to consumers. Read more at CarBuzz
ACE’s Gil Van Over warns dealers that econtracting and an increasingly digitized F&I process will not deter the same bad behaviors practiced by “kinks” in the four-square days. Read more at F&I and Showroom
Attorney Jim Ganther predicts a number of benefits to dealers and consumer will flow from economic, trade and environmental policies promoted, enacted and enforced by a second Trump administration. Read more at Auto Dealer Today
The parent company of Illinois’s Leader Automotive Group has agreed to a record-setting judgment to settle charges ranging from payment packing to fake reviews. Read more at FTC.gov
The latest report from CARFAX finds odometer fraud continues to proliferate, affecting more than 2 million units so far this year as analysts track an increasing rate of conflict between projected and displayed mileage. Read more at CARFAX
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Reuters says a document prepared by President-elect Donald Trump’s advisors includes plans that would roll back the Biden administration’s “EV mandate.” Read more at Reuters
Terry O’Loughlin returns to F&I and Showroom to deliver a succinct review of and update on the Federal Trade Commission’s sweeping new rule. Read more at F&I and Showroom
Members of the Trump transition team have recommended that NHTSA no longer require automakers to report fatal crashes involving self-driving technology. Read more at Reuters
Andrew Ferguson has been tapped to promote from commissioner to replace the chair of the Federal Trade Commission by President-elect Donald Trump. Read more at Fox News
