• The rule, designed to protect consumers from auto retail scams, would have required boat retailers to fundamentally alter the way they do business. WASHINGTON, D.C., December 13, 2024 – Boat dealers could breathe a sigh of relief as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released the final version of its Auto Rule, renamed the Combating […]
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MRAA, RVDA Push Back Against Proposed FTC ‘Auto Rule’
WASHINGTON, D.C., September 14, 2022 — The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas collaborated with the RV Dealers Association, the National Powersports Dealer Association, a number of state-based marine trades associations, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy and more, to voice its opposition to the Federal Trade Commission’s recently proposed Auto Rule. As […]
New FTC Auto Rule: What Does It Mean for My Business?
By a 4-1 vote June 23, the FTC issued a notice of proposed rulemaking which if passed, will change the way you interact with your customers forever. The regulation, dubbed the “Motor Vehicle Dealers Trade Regulation Rule” would apply to cars, boats, motorcycles, and RVs, and is primarily aimed at removing deception and other unfair […]