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The Federal Trade Commission  warned 97 car dealers about deceptive advertising.

The list (dealers with outlets in Chicago area highlighted):  

Aaron Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram; Adzam Inc. dba Doug's Lynnwood Mazda; AutoNation Inc.; Autopia Motorcars; Benson's Ingram Park Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge-Ram; Berkshire Hathaway Automotive; Best Price Dealer; Bud Clary Auto Group; California Beemers Inc.; California Motors Direct; Capital Auto Mall Premier; Cardinale Automotive Group; Cardinal Buick-GMC; CarHub; Cincy Automall; City Kia of Greater Orlando; Clay Cooley Auto Group (Clay Cooley Enterprises); Encore Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram; Fayetteville Dodge-Ram; Findlay Automotive Group; Ford of Elizabethton; Frisco Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram; Gettel Automotive; Gilroy Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram; Greenway Auto Group; Group 1 Automotive Inc.; Hanna Imports; Hardin Buick Pontiac GMC; Hayes Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep of Gainesville; Headquarter Hyundai; Hendrick Automotive Group; Hiley Automotive Group; Holman; Honda of Downtown Chicago; Honda of Manhasset; Houston Direct Auto; Huntley Ford; Hyundai of El Cajon; Hyundai Stockton; Integrity Automotive (MCS Integrity Co. Inc.); Jack Phelan Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram; Jeff Wyler Automotive; Jim Keras Automotive; John Sisson Mercedes-Benz; John Sisson Motors; John Sisson Nissan; Ken Ganley Automotive Group; Ken Garff Automotive Group; Killeen Hyundai; King of Jamaica Auto Inc.; Lancaster Mitsubishi; Leader Automotive Group; Legend Auto Sales; Liberty Nissan; Lithia Motors Inc.; Lokey Automotive Group; Mac Haik Auto Group; McGrath Acura of Downtown Chicago; McGrath Acura of Libertyville; McGrath Arlington Kia; Miami Lakes Chevrolet; Midlands Volkswagen of Columbia; Morgan Auto Group LLC; Nissan of Cool Springs; Noller Auto Group (Laird Noller Automotive Inc.); NorthStar Kia; Old Orchard Nissan; Orr Auto Group; Ourisman Automotive Group; Page Honda of Bloomfield; Page Toyota; Prestige Imports Lamborghini Miami; Rairdon's Honda of Burien; Red McCombs Motors Ltd.; Route 23 Nissan; Route 46 Auto Group; Safford Automotive Group; Sanford Imports; Serra Chevrolet-Buick-GMC of Nashville; Serra Honda; Serra Kia of Trussville; Serra Toyota; Serramonte Subaru; Seth Wadley Auto Group; Sonic Automotive; South Shore Nissan; Southern Team Automall; Stream Auto Outlet; Superior Ford Inc.; Supreme Motors LLC; Titanium Motors Inc.; Universal Nissan Orlando; Vancouver Toyota; Victory Mitsubishi; Visalia Hyundai; Wagner Kia of Shrewsbury; and Zeigler Automotive Group.

Five practices were questioned:  (1)  advertising prices that exclude mandatory fees or add-ons. (2) promoting discounts that are not actually available to most buyers. (3) conditioning advertised pricing on dealer financing or requiring extra purchases that never appeared in the ad. (4) failing to disclose required down payments. (5) advertising vehicles that are unavailable or simply do not exist at the dealership. 

If you believe you were the victim of any such practices by an Illinois car dealer, please contact us.

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