"Car buyers in Louisiana and Massachusetts are set to benefit from stricter regulations on dealership advertising. In a move aimed at protecting consumers, Louisiana's Department of Motor Vehicles has instructed dealerships to adhere to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) guidelines for advertising, which prohibit the use of misleading or deceptive language. This directive comes despite a state law that allows dealerships to exclude document fees from advertised prices, a practice that can leave customers with unexpected costs. Meanwhile, Massachusetts has also reminded dealerships that it already requires document fees to be included in advertised prices, a rule that has been in place to promote transparency in the car-buying process."
Louisiana directed dealerships to follow stricter FTC advertising rules despite state code allowing document fee exclusions. Massachusetts reminded dealers it already requires document fees in ...
