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Article Index: 1995 Category: Chronological Archive Page Sections: January · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December |
| January | Title | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 3 January 1995 | ||
| 3 January 1995 | NHTSA Safety Complaint: 1995 Ford Windstar | anonymous |
| 3 January 1995 | Open Meetings of Policy Dialog Advisory Committee to Assist in the Development of Measures to Significantly Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Personal Motor Vehicles | President Bill Clinton |
| Tuesday, 31 January 1995 | ||
| 31 January 1995< | Indy Car Racing Media Conference | Al Unser Jr. |
| March | Title | Details |
| Tuesday, 7 March 1995 | ||
| 7 March 1995 | Indy Car Racing Media Conference | Robert Clarke Steve Horne |
| 7 March 1995 | Indy Car Racing Media Conference | Andre Ribeiro |
| Tuesday, 14 March 1995 | ||
| 14 March 1995 | Indy Car Racing Media Conference | Greg Moore |
| Tuesday, 21 March 1995 | ||
| 21 March 1995 | Indy Car Racing Media Conference | Danny Sullivan |
| April | Title | Details |
| Monday, 3 April 1995 | ||
| 3 April 1995 | Minnesota 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 1995 | Indy Car Racing Media Conference | Andrew Craig Carl Hogan |
| Monday, 10 April 1995 | ||
| 10 April 1995 | Rubber 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 1995 | Indy Car Racing Media Conference | Bobby Rahal |
| Wednesday, 12 April 1995 | ||
| 12 April 1995 | Freightliner 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 1995 | Indy Car Racing Media Conference | Paul Tracy |
| Monday, 24 April 1995 | ||
| 24 April 1995 | General 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 |
| May | Title | Details |
| Tuesday, 2 May 1995 | ||
| 2 May 1995 | Automotive Trade With Japan | United States Senate |
| 2 May 1995 | Indy Car Racing Media Conference | Eddie Cheever, Jr. |
| Thursday, 4 May 1995 | ||
| 4 May 1995 | Marlboro Team Penske Media Conference | Al Unser Jr. |
| Thursday, 11 May 1995 | ||
| 11 May 1995 | Alternative 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 1995 | NHTSA Safety Complaint: 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera | anonymous |
| Monday, 22 May 1995 | ||
| 22 May 1995 | Nationwide 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 1995 | NHTSA Safety Complaint: 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera | anonymous |
| Wednesday, 30 May 1995 | ||
| 30 May 1995 | FTC 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 |
| June | Title | Details |
| Monday, 5 June 1995 | ||
| 5 June 1995 | Atlas 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 1995 | Indy Car Racing Media Conference | Dan Rivard |
| 6 June 1995 | Virginia 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 1995 | Remarks to the United Auto Workers Convention | President Bill Clinton |
| Tuesday, 13 June 1995 | ||
| 13 June 1995 | Goodyear 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 1995 | Indy Car Racing Media Conference | Mauricio Gugelmin |
| Monday, 19 June 1995 | ||
| 19 June 1995 | T&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 1995 | Indy Car Racing Media Conference | Robby Gordon |
| 20 June 1995 | Indy Car Racing Media Conference | Derrick Walker |
| Thursday, 22 June 1995 | ||
| 22 June 1995 | Remarks to Ford Motor Company Employees in Edison | President Bill Clinton |
| Tuesday, 27 June 1995 | ||
| 27 June 1995 | Indy Car Racing Media Conference | Chip Ganassi Jimmy Vasser |
| July | Title | Details |
| Wednesday, 12 July 1995 | ||
| 12 July 1995 | Harley-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 1995 | Crossroads 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 1995 | Rubber 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 1995 | General 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 |
| August | Title | Details |
| August 1995 | Fuel Problems & Port Fuel Injection | Larry Cann |
| Tuesday, 1 August 1995 | ||
| 1 August 1995 | Santa 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 1995 | Statement on Signing the District of Columbia Emergency Highway Relief Act | President Bill Clinton |
| Wednesday, 23 August 1995 | ||
| 23 August 1995 | NHTSA Safety Complaint: 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera | anonymous |
| September | Title | Details |
| Friday, 1 September 1995 | ||
| 1 September 1995 | Jerry'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 |
| October | Title | Details |
| Monday, 2 October 1995 | ||
| 2 October 1995 | FTC 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 1995 | FTC 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 |
| November | Title | Details |
| Monday, 13 November 1995 | ||
| 13 November 1995 | Car Racing Media Conference | Emerson Fittipaldi Karl Kainhafer |
| Tuesday, 14 November 1995 | ||
| 14 November 1995 | FYI: 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 1995 | FTC 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 1995 | FYI: 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 1995 | State 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 1995 | Statement on Signing the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 | President Bill Clinton |
| December | Title | Details |
| Friday, 1 December 1995 | ||
| 1 December 1995 | STP 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 1995 | FTC 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 1995 | Car Racing Media Conference | Paul Tracy Al Unser Jr. |
| Friday, 22 December 1995 | ||
| 22 December 1995 | FTC 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 1995 | Federal 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 |