Montana AG Austin Knudsen filed a lawsuit against General Motors (GM) and its subsidiary OnStar, alleging the companies collected and sold customers’ driving data without consent, in violation of Montana’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act. The lawsuit alleges that GM and OnStar enrolled its customers in a service that tracked driving behavior and…

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WV AG JB McCuskey is leading a 23-state coalition in a comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urging the agency to delay “Tier 4” vehicle emission standards. The EPA is proposing to push back the phase-in of certain emission standards from model year 2027 to 2029 or later for “Tier 4” pollutants…

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California AG Rob Bonta, with several California district attorneys and investigative support from the California Privacy Protection Agency, reached a $12.75 million settlement with General Motors and OnStar resolving allegations that the companies violated the various state consumer protection laws by selling consumers’ driving and location data without adequate notice or consent.

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Montana AG Austin Knudsen is investigating Ford Motor Company and Stellantis N.V. for allegedly violating the state’s consumer protection law by collecting and selling drivers’ vehicle data without adequate disclosure or consent.

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Maryland AG Anthony Brown and the FTC reached a settlement with the Lindsay Automotive Group and related entities to resolve allegations that the dealerships violated the Maryland Consumer Protection Act and the FTC Act through deceptive pricing, misleading financing claims, and unauthorized add-on charges.

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