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Two Valley-based Nissan dealers to pay $405K in restitution for false advertising
Hat tip, a commenter in the article linked here:
Tue Apr 5, 2022: Illinois Dealer Group Must Pay $10 Million For Adding Illegal Fees, Services To Customer Contracts
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There was this comment.
Sad Crying Clown in an ILX > eomfd
4/05/22 3:03pm
There was just an article on Friday about a Nissan dealer in Phoenix getting fined $500,000 for hiding add-ons.
https://legalnewsline.com/stories/511403753-arizona-secures-130-000-for-consumers-victimized-by-online-auto-sales-fraud (1)
That same dealer was fined $130,000 in 2018 for the exact same thing.
https://legalnewsline.com/stories/511403753-arizona-secures-130-000-for-consumers-victimized-by-online-auto-sales-fraud
So it’s probably a safe bet that in this case the cost of the settlement is worth it and, within a year or two, they’ll be back up to the same tricks.
4/05/22 3:03pm
There was just an article on Friday about a Nissan dealer in Phoenix getting fined $500,000 for hiding add-ons.
https://legalnewsline.com/stories/511403753-arizona-secures-130-000-for-consumers-victimized-by-online-auto-sales-fraud (1)
That same dealer was fined $130,000 in 2018 for the exact same thing.
https://legalnewsline.com/stories/511403753-arizona-secures-130-000-for-consumers-victimized-by-online-auto-sales-fraud
So it’s probably a safe bet that in this case the cost of the settlement is worth it and, within a year or two, they’ll be back up to the same tricks.
(1) Wrong link. He means something more like this:
https://ktar.com/story/4976659/2-valley-based-nissan-dealers-to-pay-405k-in-restitution-for-false-advertising/
ARIZONA NEWS
2 Valley-based Nissan dealers to pay $405K in restitution for false advertising
Mar 30, 2022, 8:00 PM
BY KTAR.COM
PHOENIX — Two Valley-based Nissan dealerships will pay $405,000 in restitution to consumers as part of a settlement over false advertising allegations. ... ABC Nissan on Camelback Road in Phoenix and Pinnacle Nissan on Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard in Scottsdale, both owned by Berkshire Hathaway Automotive, allegedly advertised low vehicle prices online but refused to sell the vehicles at that price, the Arizona Attorney General’s Office said in a press release Tuesday.
Employees would tell consumers they had to purchase certain “add-on” accessories, which would raise the price of the vehicle above the advertised cost, according to the release.
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Consumers would allegedly be told by Pinnacle Nissan employees that add-on accessories had already been installed and could not be removed, or that they could not remove the accessories because they would have to remove them for everyone, according to the consent judgment. ... Both dealerships deny the allegations, according to the release.
People who believe they are eligible for restitution have until July 31 to file a complaint online to be considered.
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2 Valley-based Nissan dealers to pay $405K in restitution for false advertising
Mar 30, 2022, 8:00 PM
BY KTAR.COM
PHOENIX — Two Valley-based Nissan dealerships will pay $405,000 in restitution to consumers as part of a settlement over false advertising allegations. ... ABC Nissan on Camelback Road in Phoenix and Pinnacle Nissan on Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard in Scottsdale, both owned by Berkshire Hathaway Automotive, allegedly advertised low vehicle prices online but refused to sell the vehicles at that price, the Arizona Attorney General’s Office said in a press release Tuesday.
Employees would tell consumers they had to purchase certain “add-on” accessories, which would raise the price of the vehicle above the advertised cost, according to the release.
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Consumers would allegedly be told by Pinnacle Nissan employees that add-on accessories had already been installed and could not be removed, or that they could not remove the accessories because they would have to remove them for everyone, according to the consent judgment. ... Both dealerships deny the allegations, according to the release.
People who believe they are eligible for restitution have until July 31 to file a complaint online to be considered.
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