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Article Index: 1997 Category: Chronological Archive Page Sections: January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December |
| January | Title | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, 6 January 1997 | ||
| 6 January 1997 | NHTSA WARNS ABOUT RISK OF FIRE WHILE FILLING PORTABLE GAS CONTAINERS | NHTSA |
| 6 January 1997 | Statement Regarding the Air Bag Roundtable of Monday, Jan. 6, 1997 from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | NHTSA |
| Tuesday, 7 January 1997 | ||
| 7 January 1997 | NHTSA SIGNS AIR BAG JOINT RESEARCH AGREEMENT WITH TRANSPORT CANADA | NHTSA |
| Thursday, 9 January 1997 | ||
| 9 January 1997 | Marlboro Team Penske Media Conference | Paul Tracy Al Unser Jr. |
| Thursday, 23 January 1997 | ||
| 23 January 1997 | Two More FTC Cases in Car Area Target Misleading Ads with Unclear, Inaccurate Terms The Herb Gordon Auto World dealerships in Silver Spring, Maryland, and the Huling Bros. dealerships in Seattle, Washington, are the latest automobile advertisers to come under Federal Trade Commission fire for misrepresenting, hiding or failing to disclose the terms of their advertised automobile deals. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC |
| Thursday, 30 January 1997 | ||
| 30 January 1997 | Marketer of "Nightsafe" Eyeglasses Agrees To Settle Charges of Unsubstantiated Claims of Safety While Driving at Night Nationwide Syndications, Inc., of Barrington, Illinois, and company president Thomas W. Karon, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they made false and unsubstantiated claims regarding the benefits of their NightSafe Glasses | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC |
| 30 January 1997 | Ohio Ambulance Network, Inc. Ambulance and ambulette services involve the provision of transportation services to persons who may require medical assistance during transport, such as persons traveling to or between hospitals, physicians offices, treatment clinics, or other health facilities. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topic: Ohio Ambulance Network |
| Friday, 31 January 1997 | ||
| 31 January 1997 | NHTSA ANNOUNCES NEW COMPUTER DATABASE COMPATIBILITY OF CHILD SAFETYSHOWING SEATS | NHTSA |
| February | Title | Details |
| Monday, 3 February 1997 | ||
| 3 February 1997 | MARTA, FTC Fight Telemarketing Fraud in Atlanta To help consumers avoid telemarketing scams, MARTA will carry public service messages on the back of 100 city buses, inside its "riders digest" brochures in 785 municipal buses and in 200,000 copies of MARTA magazine distributed at 36 rail stations in the region. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC |
| Monday, 10 February 1997 | ||
| 10 February 1997 | NHTSA CONTINUES TO MONITOR CHRYSLER HATCH LATCH REPLACEMENT RATES IN OLDER VEHICLES | NHTSA |
| Tuesday, 11 February 1997 | ||
| 11 February 1997 | Announced Actions for February 11, 1997 The Commission’s consent orders with five major automobile manufacturers -- General Motors, Honda, Isuzu, Mazda, and Mitsubishi -- settle charges that the companies’ car lease advertising violated the Consumer Leasing Act, Regulation M and the FTC Act, in part, by inadequately disclosing significant fees and lease terms. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC |
| 11 February 1997 | Splitfire Settles FTC Charges: Economy, Efficiency Claims are Deceptive SplitFire, Inc., is a Northbrook, Illinois-based marketer of nationally advertised, premium priced spark plugs that feature a v shape it terms, "split electrode." | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topic: SplitFire |
| Saturday, 15 February 1997 | ||
| 15 February 1997 | PRESIDENT CLINTON UNVEILS NEW UNIVERSAL CHILD SEAT ATTACHMENT SYSTEM TO MAKE INSTALLATION SAFER, EASIER | NHTSA |
| 15 February 1997 | Presidential Radio Address | Bill Clinton |
| Tuesday, 25 February 1997 | ||
| 25 February 1997 | CART Media Conference | Michael Andretti |
| 25 February 1997 | CART Media Conference | Christian Fittipaldi |
| 25 February 1997 | CART Media Conference | Al Unser Jr. |
| 25 February 1997 | CART Media Conference | Jimmy Vasser |
| Wednesday, 26 February 1997 | ||
| 26 February 1997 | FTC Requires Divestiture of Electronic Autoparts Catalog To Preserve Competition in the Automotive Aftermarket According to the FTC, absent relief, the proposed acquisition of Triad Systems Corporation by Cooperative Computing, Inc. would have substantially lessened competition in the development and sale of electronic parts catalogs. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topic: Cooperative Computing, Triad Systems |
| 26 February 1997 | MEDIA ADVISORY: NHTSA RELEASES SECOND GROUP OF 1997 FRONTAL CRASH TEST RESULTS | NHTSA |
| Thursday, 27 February 1997 | ||
| 27 February 1997 | German and Brazilian Piston Manufacturers Agree To Pay Largest Every Penalty for Failure to File for U.S. Antitrust Review The FTC today announced a settlement, to be filed in federal court, with Mahle GmbH and Metal Leve S.A., under which the firms will pay in excess of $5 million for failing to give federal antitrust enforcers advance notice of Mahle’s acquisition of a controlling interest in Metal Leve. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topic: Mahle |
| March | Title | Details |
| Monday, 3 March 1997 | ||
| 3 March 1997 | REPLACEMENT OF TAKATA SAFETY BELTS PROGRESSING TOO SLOWLY, NHTSA SAYS | NHTSA |
| Tuesday, 4 March 1997 | ||
| 4 March 1997 | CART Media Conference | Michael Andretti Carl Haas |
| 4 March 1997 | NEW WIRELESS PHONE ALLIANCE A BOOST FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY | NHTSA |
| Tuesday, 11 March 1997 | ||
| 11 March 1997 | FTC Law Judge Upholds Charges Against Phony Antilock Brake Maker An Administrative Law Judge has found that the "ABS/Trax" add-on braking system marketed by Automotive Breakthrough Sciences and ABS Tech Sciences, and purported to function just like factory-installed antilock brakes, does not, in fact, sense the rate of rotation of the automobile’s wheels or the degree of wheel slip in order to correct such slippage. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topics: Automotive Breakthrough Sciences, ABS Tech Sciences, Richard Schops |
| Friday, 14 March 1997 | ||
| 14 March 1997 | NHTSA PERMITS MANUFACTURERS TO USE LOWER POWERED AIR BAGS | NHTSA |
| 14 March 1997 | Remaining Dealers in Detroit Auto Dealers Case Agree To Settle The FTC has issued a proposed order under which the 11 remaining dealerships in the FTC’s case against the Detroit Automobile Dealers Association have agreed to be bound by the terms of an existing 1995 Commission order. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topic: Detroit Automobile Dealers Association |
| Tuesday, 18 March 1997 | ||
| 18 March 1997 | CART Media Conference | Scott Pruett |
| 18 March 1997 | NHTSA PUBLISHES LIST OF JANUARY RECALLS | NHTSA |
| Thursday, 20 March 1997 | ||
| 20 March 1997 | Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater District of Columbia Safety Seat Event | Federal Register: USDOT (Rodney E. Slater) |
| Tuesday, 25 March 1997 | ||
| 25 March 1997 | FTC Supports Improved Lease Disclosure Requirements Recent FTC settlements with major automobile manufacturers and an automobile dealer require that the "clear and conspicuous" standard for advertising cost disclosures means that the disclosures are understandable to an ordinary consumer. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC |
| Thursday, 27 March 1997 | ||
| 27 March 1997 | SAFETY SEATS FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES SECRETARY SLATER, CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL PROMOTE CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY IN LOS ANGELES | NHTSA |
| 27 March 1997 | Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Community Build | Federal Register: USDOT (Rodney E. Slater) |
| 27 March 1997 | TRANSPORTATION, FORD, UNVEIL NEW SAFETY VIDEO TO PROTECT NEWBORNS IN VEHICLES | NHTSA |
| Friday, 28 March 1997 | ||
| 28 March 1997 | Announced Actions for March 28, 1997 Mahle GMBH of Stuttgart, Germany, has applied for FTC approval to divest Metal Leve, Inc. and certain assets of Metal Leve S.A. to T&N Industries Inc. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topic: Mahle |
| April | Title | Details |
| Tuesday, 1 April 1997 | ||
| 1 April 1997 | $204,000 Available for RustEvader Refunds, FTC Announces The devices were sold under the brand names Rust Evader, Rust Buster, Eco-Guard, and Electro-Image and possibly others. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topic: Rust Evader |
| Wednesday, 2 April 1997 | ||
| 2 April 1997 | TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY SLATER TELLS BALTIMORE STUDENTS ABOUT SAFETY | NHTSA |
| Tuesday, 8 April 1997 | ||
| 8 April 1997 | CART Media Conference | Parnelli Jones P.J. Jones |
| Wednesday, 9 April 1997 | ||
| 9 April 1997 | Media Advisory: NHTSA Publishes List Of February Recalls | NHTSA |
| 9 April 1997 | NHTSA PUBLISHES LIST OF FEBRUARY RECALLS | NHTSA |
| Friday, 11 April 1997 | ||
| 11 April 1997 | NHTSA RELEASES SIDE CRASH TEST RESULTS IN NEW CONSUMER INFORMATION PROGRAM | NHTSA |
| Tuesday, 15 April 1997 | ||
| 15 April 1997 | CART Media Conference | Chip Ganassi Alex Zanardi |
| Wednesday, 16 April 1997 | ||
| 16 April 1997 | TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY RELEASES NATIONAL STRATEGY TO INCREASE SEAT BELT USE | NHTSA |
| Thursday, 17 April 1997 | ||
| 17 April 1997 | Transportation Department, Businesses Launch First "Drive Safely at Work Week" | Federal Register: USDOT (Rodney E. Slater) |
| Friday, 18 April 1997 | ||
| 18 April 1997 | Announced Action(s) for April 18, 1997 The consent order with Herb Gordon Auto World settles charges that the advertising campaign for financing plans run by this Silver Spring, Maryland, company and its seven dealerships violated the FTC Act, the Truth In Lending Act and its implementing Regulation Z, and the Consumer Leasing Act and its implementing Regulation M. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC |
| Tusday, 22 April 1997 | ||
| 22 April 1997 | CART Media Conference | Christian Fittipaldi |
| 22 April 1997 | NHTSA Safety Complaint: 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera | anonymous |
| Thursday, 24 April 1997 | ||
| 24 April 1997 | NHTSA RELEASES THIRD GROUP OF 1997 FRONTAL CRASH TEST RESULTS | NHTSA |
| Tuesday, 29 April 1997 | ||
| 29 April 1997 | CART Media Conference | Paul Tracy |
| 29 April 1997 | Remarks Prepared For Delivery Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater Announcement of "Smooth Operator" | Federal Register: USDOT (Rodney E. Slater) |
| 29 April 1997 | SLATER ANNOUNCES $100,000 GRANT TO COMBAT D.C. AREA AGGRESSIVE DRIVING | NHTSA |
| Wednesday, 30 April 1997 | ||
| 30 April 1997 | Remarks Prepared For Delivery Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater Announcement of New Seat Belt Law in the District of Columbia | Federal Register: USDOT (Rodney E. Slater) |
| 30 April 1997 | TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY SLATER COMMENDS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA'S NEW SEAT BELT LAW | NHTSA |
| May | Title | Details |
| Friday, 2 May 1997 | ||
| 2 May 1997 | Announced Action(s) for May 2, 1997 The consent order with SplitFire, Inc., of Northbrook, Illinois, settles charges that the fuel economy, efficiency and improved performance claims it made in ads for its spark plugs were false or unsubstantiated. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topic: SplitFire |
| 2 May 1997 | CHRYSLER PAYS $140,000 CIVIL PENALTY FOR DODGE RAM FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE | NHTSA |
| Monday, 5 May 1997 | ||
| 5 May 1997 | NHTSA ANNOUNCES INITIATIVES TO HELP CONSUMERS | NHTSA |
| 5 May 1997 | NHTSA NAMES RECIPIENT OF SAFETY RESEARCH AWARD | NHTSA |
| 5 May 1997 | NHTSA PUBLISHES LIST OF MARCH RECALLS | NHTSA |
| Tuesday, 6 May 1997 | ||
| 6 May 1997 | CART Media Conference | Raul Boesel |
| Friday, 9 May 1997 | ||
| 9 May 1997 | FTC Law Judge Upholds Charges: Brake Guard Add-On Brakes Are Not ABS Judge Lewis F. Parker also has prohibited Brake Guard Products and Ed F. Jones, its director, from misrepresenting the performance characteristics of the brakes, the availability of insurance discounts resulting from installation of the brakes and their compliance with certain government standards. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topic: Brake Guard |
| Saturday, 10 May 1997 | ||
| 10 May 1997 | CART Media Conference | Mauricio Gugelmin |
| Sunday, 11 May 1997 | ||
| 11 May 1997 | CART Media Conference | Paul Tracy |
| Tuesday, 13 May 1997 | ||
| 13 May 1997 | CART Media Conference | Tony Bettenhausen Andrew Craig Bobby Rahal |
| 13 May 1997 | NATIONAL SAFETY AGENCY EXPANDS "BUCKLE UP" MESSAGE TO INCLUDE BICYCLE HELMETS | NHTSA |
| 13 May 1997 | Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater Mothers Against Drunk Driving National Youth Summit on Under Age Drinking | Federal Register: USDOT (Rodney E. Slater) |
| Monday, 19 May 1997 | ||
| 19 May 1997 | NATIONAL SAFETY AGENCY ANNOUNCES WEEK TO RECOGNIZE EMERGENCY CARE PROVIDERS | NHTSA |
| 19 May 1997 | Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater Operation ABC: Mobilizing America to Buckle Up Children | Federal Register: USDOT (Rodney E. Slater) |
| 19 May 1997 | SECRETARY SLATER LAUNCHES BUCKLE UP, AMERICA! WEEK | NHTSA |
| Tuesday, 20 May 1997 | ||
| 20 May 1997 | CART Media Conference | Rick Mears Al Unser Jr. |
| Friday, 23 May 1997 | ||
| 23 May 1997 | TOP SAFETY AGENCY TEAMS UP WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT IN 50 STATES TO REDUCE MEMORIAL DAY CRASHES | NHTSA |
| Tuesday, 27 May 1997 | ||
| 27 May 1997 | CART Media Conference | Patrick Carpentier |
| June | Title | Details |
| Tuesday, 3 June 1997 | ||
| 3 June 1997 | CART Media Conference | Greg Moore |
| 3 June 1997 | NHTSA ANNOUNCES SAFETY RECALL OF COSCO CHILD SAFETY SEATS | NHTSA |
| 3 June 1997 | TRANSPORTATION SEEKS COMMENT ON DRAFT CARGO LIABILITY STUDY | NHTSA |
| Friday, 6 June 1997 | ||
| 6 June 1997 | Announced Actions for June 6, 1997 Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved an application for approval of a divestiture from Mahle GMBH, of Stuttgart, Germany. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC |
| Monday, 9 June 1997 | ||
| 9 June 1997 | NHTSA PUBLISHES LIST OF APRIL RECALLS | NHTSA |
| 9 June 1997 | Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater Lifesavers 15 Conference | Federal Register: USDOT (Rodney E. Slater) |
| 9 June 1997 | TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY SLATER ASKS TRAFFIC SAFETY CONFERENCE TO CONTINUE LIFESAVING EFFORTS | NHTSA |
| 9 June 1997 | TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY SLATER JOINS WITH FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL IN PROMOTING CHILD SAFETY SEAT USE | NHTSA |
| Tuesday, 10 June 1997 | ||
| 10 June 1997 | CART Media Conference | Mark Blundell Mauricio Gugelmin Bruce McCaw |
| 10 June 1997 | NHTSA RELEASES STUDIES ON RELATION OF VEHICLE SIZE TO OCCUPANT SAFETY | NHTSA |
| Tuesday, 17 June 1997 | ||
| 17 June 1997 | CART Media Conference | Christian Fittipaldi |
| Wednesday, 18 June 1997 | ||
| 18 June 1997 | ADP Settles FTC Charges over Autoinfo Acquisition Automatic Data Processing, Inc. has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its 1995 acquisition of AutoInfo, Inc. assets resulted in a monopoly and substantially lessened competition. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topic: AutoInfo |
| Thursday, 19 June 1997 | ||
| 19 June 1997 | FTC Obtains $5.6 Million from German and Brazilian Piston Manufacturers for Failure To File for U.S. Antitrust Review; Civil Penalty is Largest Ever Federal Trade Commission attorneys today filed a complaint in federal court charging Mahle GmbH, a German piston manufacturer, and Metal Leve S.A., a Brazilian competitor, with failing to notify federal officials of Mahle’s proposed acquisition of a controlling interest in Metal Leve. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topic: Mahle |
| Tuesday, 24 June 1997 | ||
| 24 June 1997 | CART Media Conference | Dario Franchitti Carl Hogan |
| 24 June 1997 | Exxon Settles FTC charges: Ground-breaking Educational Ad Campaign Ordered Consumers who were exposed to ads that claimed that Exxon high octane gasoline would reduce auto maintenance costs will get important new information from Exxon soon. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topics: Exxon, Gasoline |
| Friday, 27 June 1997 | ||
| 27 June 1997 | NHTSA RELEASES FINAL GROUP OF 1997 FRONTAL CRASH TEST RESULTS | NHTSA |
| 27 June 1997 | NHTSA RELEASES FINAL GROUP OF 1997 FRONTAL CRASH TEST RESULTS AND SECOND GROUP OF SIDE CRASH TEST RESULTS | NHTSA |
| Monday, 30 June 1997 | ||
| 30 June 1997 | NHTSA PUBLISHES LIST OF MAY RECALLS | NHTSA |
| July | Title | Details |
| Tuesday, 8 July 1997 | ||
| 8 July 1997 | CART Media Conference | Gil de Ferran |
| Wednesday, 9 July 1997 | ||
| 9 July 1997 | NHTSA Safety Complaint: 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera | anonymous |
| Tuesday, 15 July 1997 | ||
| 15 July 1997 | CART Media Conference | Adrian Fernandez |
| 15 July 1997 | NHTSA ANNOUNCES TWO SAFETY RECALLS OF EVENFLO CHILD SEATS | NHTSA |
| Thursday, 17 July 1997 | ||
| 17 July 1997 | NHTSA TERMS 1996 FATALITY TOLL ESSENTIALLY UNCHANGED DESPITE UPWARD PRESSURES | NHTSA |
| Tuesday, 22 July 1997 | ||
| 22 July 1997 | CART Media Conference | Andrew Craig Jimmy Vasser |
| Wednesday, 23 July 1997 | ||
| 23 July 1997 | Quaker State Subsidiaries Settle FTC Charges Against Slick 50 Three subsidiaries of Quaker State Corp. have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that ads for Quaker State's Slick 50 Engine Treatment were false and unsubstantiated. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topic: Slick 50 |
| Tuesday, 29 July 1997 | ||
| 29 July 1997 | CART Media Conference | Alex Zanardi |
| August | Title | Details |
| Tuesday, 5 August 1997 | ||
| 5 August 1997 | CART Media Conference | Bryan Herta |
| 5 August 1997 | NHTSA PUBLISHES LIST OF JUNE RECALLS | NHTSA |
| 5 August 1997 | SEVEN NEW STATES GET FUNDING TO OFFER PEER-TO-PEER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRACKING COSTS OF MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES | NHTSA |
| Tuesday, 12 August 1997 | ||
| 12 August 1997 | CART Media Conference | Max Papis |
| Tuesday, 19 August 1997 | ||
| 19 August 1997 | CART Media Conference | Richie Hearn |
| Thursday, 21 August 1997 | ||
| 21 August 1997 | SECRETARY SLATER CAUTIONS MOTORISTS TO DRIVE SAFELY DURING PEAK TRAVEL SEASON | NHTSA |
| Tuesday, 26 August 1997 | ||
| 26 August 1997 | CART Media Conference | Bobby Rahal |
| 25 August 1997 | NHTSA PUBLISHES LIST OF JULY RECALLS | NHTSA |
| September | Title | Details |
| Tuesday, 2 September 1997 | ||
| 2 September 1997 | CART Media Conference | Mauricio Gugelmin |
| Tuesday, 9 September 1997 | ||
| 9 September 1997 | CART Media Conference | Andre Ribeiro |
| Monday, 17 September 1997 | ||
| 17 September 1997 | FTC Finalizes Exxon Settlement The Federal Trade Commission has approved as final a consent agreement with Exxon Corporation that has triggered the launch of a massive consumer education and advertising campaign. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topics: Exxon, Gasoline |
| Monday, 22 September 1997 | ||
| 22 September 1997 | NHTSA WILL CRASH TEST 70 MODEL YEAR 1998 VEHICLES | NHTSA |
| Tuesday, 23 September 1997 | ||
| 23 September 1997 | CART Media Conference | Alex Zanardi |
| Thursday, 25 September 1997 | ||
| 25 September 1997 | NHTSA PUBLISHES LIST OF AUGUST RECALLS | NHTSA |
| Tuesday, 30 September 1997 | ||
| 30 September 1997 | CART Media Conference | Andrew Craig |
| October | Title | Details |
| Thursday, 2 October 1997 | ||
| 2 October 1997 | SECRETARY SLATER ANNOUNCES AWARDS TO SIX STATES TO INCREASE SEAT BELT USE | NHTSA |
| Tuesday, 7 October 1997 | ||
| 7 October 1997 | FTC Launches Next Round in Battle To End Deceptive Automobile Lease Advertising Two major automobile manufacturers and five St. Louis, Missouri-area dealerships have signed agreements with the Federal Trade Commission to end alleged practices of omitting or burying key cost information in small and at times unreadable print in their lease advertisements. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC |
| Wednesday, 8 October 1997 | ||
| 8 October 1997 | Valvoline Settles Charges Ashland, Inc. has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that ads for the Valvoline Company's Teflon-containing TM8 Engine Treatment product were false and unsubstantiated. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topic: Valvoline |
| Monday, 13 October 1997 | ||
| 13 October 1997 | Marlboro Team Penske Media Conference | Roger Penske Andre Ribeiro |
| Wednesday, 15 October 1997 | ||
| 15 October 1997 | CART Media Conference | Dario Franchitti Barry Green Paul Tracy |
| 15 October 1997 | TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES $2.4 MILLION IN GRANTS FOR EIGHT STATES | NHTSA |
| Thursday, 30 October 1997 | ||
| 30 October 1997 | BAKER AWARDS RECOGNIZE TRAFFIC SAFETY EFFORTS | NHTSA |
| November | Title | Details |
| Tuesday, 4 November 1997 | ||
| 4 November 1997 | NHTSA PUBLISHES LIST OF SEPTEMBER RECALLS | NHTSA |
| Wednesday, 5 November 1997 | ||
| 5 November 1997 | CART Media Conference | Gil de Ferran |
| Thursday, 20 November 1997 | ||
| 20 November 1997 | Miller Lite Racing Team Media Conference | Bobby Rahal |
| December | Title | Details |
| Tuesday, 2 December 1997 | ||
| 2 December 1997 | NHTSA PUBLISHES LIST OF OCTOBER RECALLS | NHTSA |
| Thursday, 4 December 1997 | ||
| 4 December 1997 | CART Media Conference | Carl Hogan J.J. Lehto |
| Friday, 5 December 1997 | ||
| 5 December 1997 | Announced Actions for December 5, 1997 Automatic Data Processing, Inc. of Roseland, New Jersey, has applied for FTC approval to divest AutoInfo Assets to Cooperative Computing, Inc. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topic: AutoInfo |
| Tuesday, 9 December 1997 | ||
| 9 December 1997 | CART Media Conference | Andrew Craig David Shoenfeld |
| 9 December 1997 | FTC and Federal Reserve Board Announce Special Educational Initiative on New Car Leasing Rules Consumers planning to lease a car were given assistance today by the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Reserve Board, which jointly announced a special education campaign designed to assist them in understanding car leasing and new disclosure requirements due to go into effect January 1. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC |
| Tuesday, 16 December 1997 | ||
| 16 December 1997 | Announced Actions for December 16, 1997 The consent order settles charges with three Quaker State subsidiaries, Blue Coral, Inc., Blue Coral-Slick 50, Inc., and Blue Coral-Slick 50, Ltd., that ads about Slick 50 were false and unsubstantiated. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topic: Slick 50 |
| 16 December 1997 | CART Media Conference | Alex Barron Dan Gurney |
| Friday, 19 December 1997 | ||
| 19 December 1997 | Shell Texaco to Divest Assests to Settle FTC Charges "This settlement is a victory for motorists," said William J. Baer, Director of the FTC's Bureau of Competition. "It preserves competition and assures that consumers will not pay more for gasoline and other petroleum products, especially on the West Coast." | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topics: Shell, Texaco |
| Monday, 29 December 1997 | ||
| 29 December 1997 | NHTSA PUBLISHES LIST OF NOVEMBER RECALLS | NHTSA |