US: Dealerships settle deceptive advertising charges in FTC sweep

Automotive News reports  that nine dealerships have settled cases brought against them by the Federal Trade Commission for deceptive advertising. A tenth dealer has not settled. The FTC's own statement can be read here. It tells us:

According to the complaints, the dealers made a variety of misrepresentations in print, Internet, and video advertisements that violated the FTC Act, falsely leading consumers to believe they could purchase vehicles for low prices, finance vehicles with low monthly payments, and/or make no upfront payment  to lease vehicles. One dealer even misrepresented that consumers had won prizes they could collect at the dealership.