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Article Index: 1995

Category: Chronological Archive
Page Sections: January · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December
JanuaryTitleDetails
Tuesday, 3 January 1995
3 January 1995NHTSA Safety Complaint: 1995 Ford Windstaranonymous
3 January 1995Open Meetings of Policy Dialog Advisory Committee to Assist in the Development of Measures to Significantly Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Personal Motor VehiclesPresident Bill Clinton
Tuesday, 31 January 1995
31 January 1995<Indy Car Racing Media ConferenceAl Unser Jr.
MarchTitleDetails
Tuesday, 7 March 1995
7 March 1995Indy Car Racing Media ConferenceRobert Clarke
Steve Horne
7 March 1995Indy Car Racing Media ConferenceAndre Ribeiro
Tuesday, 14 March 1995
14 March 1995Indy Car Racing Media ConferenceGreg Moore
Tuesday, 21 March 1995
21 March 1995Indy Car Racing Media ConferenceDanny Sullivan
AprilTitleDetails
Monday, 3 April 1995
3 April 1995Minnesota Auto Broker Bill
A bill in the Minnesota legislature that would regulate automobile brokers could encourage these brokering services to the extent it would clarify the legal status of operating such a business paid for by dealers.
Press Release (text)
Agency: FTC
Tuesday, 4 April 1995
4 April 1995Indy Car Racing Media ConferenceAndrew Craig
Carl Hogan
Monday, 10 April 1995
10 April 1995Rubber Manufacturer's Association, Inc.
The Rubber Manufacturers Association, Inc. has petitioned the Federal Trade Commission to terminate orders entered in 1948 and 1962 following charges that the Association and numerous members engaged in price-fixing.
Press Release (text)
Agency: FTC
Topic: Rubber Manufacturers Association
Tuesday, 11 April 1995
11 April 1995Indy Car Racing Media ConferenceBobby Rahal
Wednesday, 12 April 1995
12 April 1995Freightliner Seeks Exemption from FTC Franchise Rule
The Franchise Rule requires the seller of a franchise, among other things, to provide each prospective franchisee with a basic disclosure document containing detailed information about the nature of its business and the terms of the proposed franchise relationship.
Press Release (text)
Agency: FTC
Topic: Freightliner
Tuesday, 18 April 1995
18 April 1995Indy Car Racing Media ConferencePaul Tracy
Monday, 24 April 1995
24 April 1995General Motors Corporation
The Federal Trade Commission has terminated a 1942 consent order against General Motors Corporation and General Motors Sales Corporation.
Press Release (text)
Agency: FTC
Topic: General Motors
MayTitleDetails
Tuesday, 2 May 1995
2 May 1995Automotive Trade With JapanUnited States Senate
2 May 1995Indy Car Racing Media ConferenceEddie Cheever, Jr.
Thursday, 4 May 1995
4 May 1995Marlboro Team Penske Media ConferenceAl Unser Jr.
Thursday, 11 May 1995
11 May 1995Alternative Fuels--Final Rule Issued
The Federal Trade Commission has issued a final rule to establish labeling requirements for non-liquid alternative fuels -- such as compressed natural gas, hydrogen, and electricity.
Press Release (text)
Agency: FTC
11 May 1995NHTSA Safety Complaint: 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass Cieraanonymous
Monday, 22 May 1995
22 May 1995Nationwide Survey of Gasoline Distributors...
The survey, which began in 1991, focused on gasoline distributors in states that have no octane-testing program and in states that had expressed concern about possible octane mislabeling problems.
Press Release (text)
Agency: FTC
Topic: Gasoline
22 May 1995NHTSA Safety Complaint: 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass Cieraanonymous
Wednesday, 30 May 1995
30 May 1995FTC Comments on Nevada Bill to Restrict Auto Brokering
"Curtailing brokering functions could eliminate services that benefit Nevada consumers by saving them money and inconvenience," according to comments submitted in response to a request by Joan Lambert, a member of the Assembly.
Press Release (text)
Agency: FTC
JuneTitleDetails
Monday, 5 June 1995
5 June 1995Atlas Supply Co.
Atlas Supply Co. and its shareholders have petitioned the Federal Trade Commission to terminate a 1951 FTC order resulting from charges that Atlas knowingly accepted discriminatory prices for tires, batteries and automotive products, in violation of antitrust laws.
Press Release (text)
Agency: FTC
Topic: Atlas Supply Company
Tuesday, 6 June 1995
6 June 1995Indy Car Racing Media ConferenceDan Rivard
6 June 1995Virginia Auto Dealerships Settle FTC Charges Over Deceptive Advertising of Financing Plans
Three northern Virginia automobile dealerships and their CEO and president, Jerry C. Cohen, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceptively advertised their "optional payment" financing plan and engaged in other lease and credit advertising violations.
Press Release (text)
Agency: FTC
Topic: Jerry C. Cohen
Monday, 12 June 1995
12 June 1995Remarks to the United Auto Workers ConventionPresident Bill Clinton
Tuesday, 13 June 1995
13 June 1995Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
The Federal Trade Commission has terminated a 1971 consent order against Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. The order settled allegations that Goodyear and several other tire companies (Firestone, Uniroyal, B.F. Goodrich, and General Tire) violated antitrust laws by hindering competition in the sale and leasing of special mileage commercial tires to transit companies, and by allocating transit company customers among themselves.
Press Release (text)
Agency: FTC
Topic: Goodyear
13 June 1995Indy Car Racing Media ConferenceMauricio Gugelmin
Monday, 19 June 1995
19 June 1995T&N plc
According to T&N, the proposed acquisition would establish the combined company as a credible developer and supplier of piston assemblies in all major automotive manufacturing centers throughout Europe.
Press Release (text)
Agency: FTC
Topic: T&N
Tuesday, 20 June 1995
20 June 1995Indy Car Racing Media ConferenceRobby Gordon
20 June 1995Indy Car Racing Media ConferenceDerrick Walker
Thursday, 22 June 1995
22 June 1995Remarks to Ford Motor Company Employees in EdisonPresident Bill Clinton
Tuesday, 27 June 1995
27 June 1995Indy Car Racing Media ConferenceChip Ganassi
Jimmy Vasser
JulyTitleDetails
Wednesday, 12 July 1995
12 July 1995Harley-Davidson Motor Company
The Federal Trade Commission has terminated a 1954 consent order against Harley-Davidson Motor Company.
Press Release (text)
Agency: FTC
Topic: Harley-Davidson
Monday, 17 July 1995
17 July 1995Crossroads Auto Mart of Chicago Heights, Illinois
A judge upheld Federal Trade Commission charges against Charles W. Middleton, doing business as Crossroads Auto Mart, for failing to display the required "Buyers Guide" on the window of used cars offered for sale.
Press Release (text)
Agency: FTC
Topic: Crossroads Auto Mart
Friday, 21 July 1995
21 July 1995Rubber Manufacturers Association, Inc.
The Federal Trade Commission has terminated two consent orders against the Rubber Manufacturers Association, Inc. The orders -- one entered in 1948 and one entered in 1962 -- followed charges that the Association and numerous members engaged in price-fixing.
Press Release (text)
Agency: FTC
Topic: Rubber Manufacturers Association
Wednesday, 26 July 1995
26 July 1995General Motors Corporation
General Motors Corporation has petitioned the Federal Trade Commission to reopen and modify the portion of a 1979 consent order that prohibits GM from labeling the make of a car on the engine unless the division manufacturing the car also manufactures the engine.
Press Release (text)
Agency: FTC
Topic: General Motors
AugustTitleDetails
August 1995Fuel Problems & Port Fuel InjectionLarry Cann
Tuesday, 1 August 1995
1 August 1995Santa Clara County Auto Dealers Association Settles Charges Over Alleged Advertising Boycott
After the San Jose Mercury News ran an article in May 1994 telling consumers how to analyze new car factory invoices so that they could be better negotiators when buying cars, local car dealers retaliated by conspiring to cancel their advertising in the paper, according to the Federal Trade Commission.
Press Release (text)
Agency: FTC
Topic: Santa Clara County
Motor Car Dealers Association
Friday, 4 August 1995
4 August 1995Statement on Signing the District of Columbia Emergency Highway Relief ActPresident Bill Clinton
Wednesday, 23 August 1995
23 August 1995NHTSA Safety Complaint: 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass Cieraanonymous
SeptemberTitleDetails
Friday, 1 September 1995
1 September 1995Jerry's Ford Sales, Inc.
In its complaint detailing the charges in this case, the FTC alleged that many ads promoted low initial, monthly payments without adequately revealing the existence of mandatory balloon payments of thousands of dollars at the end of the payment term.
Press Release (text)
Agency: FTC
Topic: Jerry C. Cohen
OctoberTitleDetails
Monday, 2 October 1995
2 October 1995FTC Charges Three Companies with Deceptive Safety Claims for Add-On Braking Devices...
According to the FTC, all three companies promoted their add-on braking devices as genuine ABS systems when, in reality, the companies' products are substantially different in design and operation from true factory-installed ABS equipment.
Press Release (text)
Agency: FTC
Friday, 27 October 1995
27 October 1995FTC Announced a Rule Governing Labeling of Containers for Recycled or "Re-refined" Oil...
Approximately 65 million gallons of re-refined oil are sold in the United States each year. Recycled oil is used in making passenger car motor oils, diesel engine oils, and other products.
Press Release (text)
Agency: FTC
NovemberTitleDetails
Monday, 13 November 1995
13 November 1995Car Racing Media ConferenceEmerson Fittipaldi
Karl Kainhafer
Tuesday, 14 November 1995
14 November 1995FYI: FTC Determined that an Octane Label Proposed by Gilbarco, Inc. is Smaller than Required...
Gilbarco sought the FTC ruling so that it could use the most cost-effective method of replacing the plastic buttons that consumers press to select the octane-level fuel they want from Gilbarco-made pumps.
Press Release (text)
Agency: FTC
Topic: Gilbarco
Tuesday, 28 November 1995
28 November 1995FTC Targets Deceptive Safety, Environmental Claims in Settlement with Sierra Antifreeze Marketers
Under the proposed settlement agreement, the companies would be prohibited from making such claims unless they are adequately substantiated, and would be required to put a statement on Sierra antifreeze containers cautioning consumers that it may be harmful if swallowed.
Press Release (text)
Agency: FTC
Topic: Sierra
28 November 1995FYI: The Tire and Rim Association, Inc., Petitioned FTC to terminate a 1962 Consent Order...
The orders prohibit the Association from formulating or enforcing resale price agreements, exchanging price information or entering into price-fixing agreements.
Press Release (text)
Agency: FTC
Topic: Tire and Rim Association
28 November 1995State Trucking Regulations Raise Prices Significantly, FTC Staff Study Finds...
Using rates filed in the spring of 1987, the study concludes that strict regulation of trucking rates had the largest effect on the rates for larger freight loads.
Press Release (text)
Agency: FTC
28 November 1995Statement on Signing the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995President Bill Clinton
DecemberTitleDetails
Friday, 1 December 1995
1 December 1995STP Corporation, and its Parent Corporation, First Brands Corporation, Pay $888,000 Civil Penalty to Settle FTC Charges
According to the FTC, the defendants made numerous false claims in advertisements regarding the engine protective qualities of their oil additive -- "STP Engine Treatment with XEP2."
Press Release (text)
Agency: FTC
Topic: STP
Monday, 4 December 1995
4 December 1995FTC Decided to Retain its Used Car Rule, which Requires Automobile Dealers to Post Important Warranty Information in Buyers Guides...
According to FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Jodie Bernstein, "The FTC's Used Car Rule gives consumers critical information about who will pay for repairs when something goes wrong, and that's key to avoiding consumer confusion and dissatisfaction."
Press Release (text)
Agency: FTC
Wednesday, 6 December 1995
6 December 1995Car Racing Media ConferencePaul Tracy
Al Unser Jr.
Friday, 22 December 1995
22 December 1995FTC Grants Petition from General Motors Corporation (GM) to Reopen and Modify portion of 1979 Consent Order...
The Commission determined that since the order was issued, GM has implemented a series of corporate restructurings that resulted in the removal of engine production from the nameplate divisions that existed in 1979.
Press Release (text)
Agency: FTC
Topic: General Motors
Tuesday, 26 December 1995
26 December 1995Federal Trade Commission has Given Final Approval to a Consent Agreement with the Santa Clara County Motor Car Dealers Association....
The final order settles charges that the Association orchestrated an advertising boycott of the San Jose Mercury News after the newspaper ran an article telling consumers how to analyze new car factory invoices.
Press Release (text)
Agency: FTC
Topic: Santa Clara County
Motor Car Dealers Association




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