FTC Continues Crackdown on Auto Ads

Ohio, Maryland dealers' prices, discounts bring charges

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Too good-to-be-true auto dealer ads drove the Federal Trade Commission to action, charging two dealers in Maryland and Ohio with falsely advertising the cost or discounts for vehicles.

The FTC charged Timonium Chrysler of Cockeysville, Md., of advertising discounts and prices not available to a typical consumer. Ganley Ford West in Cleveland was charged with violating the FTC Act, which prohibits unfair or deceptive advertising.

It's the second time the FTC has cracked down on deceptive auto ads.

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