The FTC is actively cracking down on deceptive auto dealership practices. Dealerships engaging in illegal pricing practices in the auto industry include:

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• Advertising a price that does not reflect all required fees.

• Advertising a price that reflects rebates or discounts not available to all consumers.

• Advertising a price that fails to take into account the amount of an additional required down payment.

• Conditioning the advertised price on consumers using dealer financing.

• Requiring consumers to buy additional items not reflected in the advertised price.

• Advertising unavailable or non-existent vehicles.