Nissan of South Atlanta, LLC, Also Doing Business as Nissan South; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment, 3376-3378 [2014-01001]

Download as PDF tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 3376 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 13 / Tuesday, January 21, 2014 / Notices action or make final the agreement’s proposed order. The respondent is a motor vehicle dealer. According to the FTC complaint, respondent has advertised cars for leasing, and has also advertised financing offers. In connection with its advertising of lease offers, the complaint alleges, the respondent has advertised that consumers can pay ‘‘$0’’ up-front to lease a car, and has depicted several cars in its advertisements to which this offer applies, listing a specific monthly lease payment for each such car. The complaint alleges that, in fact, for a $0 up-front payment, consumers cannot lease the cars shown in the advertisements for the advertised monthly payment amounts, and that instead, consumers must also pay a security deposit and/or significant fees, including but not limited to an acquisition fee. The complaint alleges that, therefore, the respondent’s representations are false or misleading in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act. In addition, the complaint alleges a violation of the Consumer Leasing Act and Regulation M for failing to clearly and conspicuously disclose the costs and terms of certain leases offered, despite the respondent’s use of certain triggering terms in the advertisements. The complaint further alleges, in connection with its advertising of financing offers, that the respondent has advertised that it offers 0% APR financing on all new cars. According to the complaint, the respondent’s advertisements have failed to disclose adequately that consumers who finance more than a certain amount—e.g., $12,000—will be charged more than 0% APR. The complaint alleges that, therefore, the respondent’s representations are deceptive in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act. In addition, the complaint alleges a violation of the Truth in Lending Act and Regulation Z for failing to clearly and conspicuously disclose the amount or percentage of the downpayment, despite the respondent’s use of certain triggering terms in the advertisements. The proposed order is designed to prevent the respondent from engaging in similar deceptive practices and law violations in the future. Part I.A prohibits the respondent from misrepresenting the cost of: (1) Leasing a vehicle, including but not limited to the total amount due at lease inception, the downpayment, amount down, acquisition fee, capitalized cost reduction, any other amount required to be paid at lease inception, and the amounts of all monthly or other periodic payments; or (2) purchasing a vehicle with financing, including but VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:42 Jan 17, 2014 Jkt 232001 not necessarily limited to the amount or percentage of the downpayment, the number of payments or period of repayment, the amount of any payment, the annual percentage rate or any other finance rate, and the repayment obligation over the full term of the loan, including any balloon payment. Part I.B prohibits the respondent from misrepresenting any other material fact about the price, sale, financing, or leasing of any vehicle. Part II of the proposed order prohibits the respondent from making any representation regarding an annual percentage rate or other interest rate, unless the representation clearly and conspicuously discloses any material limitation on obtaining the rate, including whether different rates apply based on the amount financed, and if so, the different rates that apply. Part III of the proposed order addresses the CLA allegation. It requires that the respondent clearly and conspicuously make all of the disclosures required by CLA and Regulation M when any of its advertisements states relevant triggering terms. In addition, Part III prohibits any other violation of CLA and Regulation M. Part IV of the proposed order addresses the TILA allegation. It requires that the respondent make all of the disclosures required by TILA and Regulation Z when any of its advertisements states relevant triggering terms. In addition, Part IV prohibits any other violation of TILA and Regulation Z. Part V of the proposed order requires respondent to keep copies of relevant advertisements and materials substantiating claims made in the advertisements. Part VI requires that respondent provide copies of the order to certain of its personnel. Part VII requires notification to the Commission regarding changes in corporate structure that might affect compliance obligations under the order. Part VIII requires the respondent to file compliance reports with the Commission. Finally, Part IX is a provision ‘‘sunsetting’’ the order after twenty (20) years, with certain exceptions. The purpose of this analysis is to aid public comment on the proposed order. It is not intended to constitute an official interpretation of the complaint or proposed order, or to modify in any way the proposed order’s terms. By direction of the Commission. Donald S. Clark, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–00999 Filed 1–17–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6750–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION [File No. 132–3163] Nissan of South Atlanta, LLC, Also Doing Business as Nissan South; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment Federal Trade Commission. Proposed consent agreement. AGENCY: ACTION: The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices or unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft complaint and the terms of the consent order— embodied in the consent agreement— that would settle these allegations. DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 10, 2014. ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file a comment at https:// ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/ nissanconsent online or on paper, by following the instructions in the Request for Comment part of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. Write ‘‘Nissan of South Atlanta, LLC—Consent Agreement; File No. 132– 3163’’ on your comment and file your comment online at https:// ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/ nissanconsent by following the instructions on the web-based form. If you prefer to file your comment on paper, mail or deliver your comment to the following address: Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Secretary, Room H–113 (Annex D), 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20580. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Glassman, Bureau of Consumer Protection, (202–326–2826), 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20580. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Section 6(f) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. 46(f), and FTC Rule 2.34, 16 CFR 2.34, notice is hereby given that the above-captioned consent agreement containing consent order to cease and desist, having been filed with and accepted, subject to final approval, by the Commission, has been placed on the public record for a period of thirty (30) days. The following Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes the terms of the consent agreement, and the allegations in the complaint. An electronic copy of the full text of the consent agreement package can be obtained from the FTC Home Page (for January 9, 2014), on the SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\21JAN1.SGM 21JAN1 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 13 / Tuesday, January 21, 2014 / Notices World Wide Web, at https://www.ftc.gov/ os/actions.shtm. A paper copy can be obtained from the FTC Public Reference Room, Room 130–H, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20580, either in person or by calling (202) 326– 2222. You can file a comment online or on paper. For the Commission to consider your comment, we must receive it on or before February 10, 2014. Write ‘‘Nissan of South Atlanta, LLC—Consent Agreement; File No. 132–3163’’ on your comment. Your comment—including your name and your state—will be placed on the public record of this proceeding, including, to the extent practicable, on the public Commission Web site, at https://www.ftc.gov/os/ publiccomments.shtm. As a matter of discretion, the Commission tries to remove individuals’ home contact information from comments before placing them on the Commission Web site. Because your comment will be made public, you are solely responsible for making sure that your comment does not include any sensitive personal information, like anyone’s Social Security number, date of birth, driver’s license number or other state identification number or foreign country equivalent, passport number, financial account number, or credit or debit card number. You are also solely responsible for making sure that your comment does not include any sensitive health information, like medical records or other individually identifiable health information. In addition, do not include any ‘‘[t]rade secret or any commercial or financial information which . . . is privileged or confidential,’’ as discussed in Section 6(f) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 46(f), and FTC Rule 4.10(a)(2), 16 CFR 4.10(a)(2). In particular, do not include competitively sensitive information such as costs, sales statistics, inventories, formulas, patterns, devices, manufacturing processes, or customer names. If you want the Commission to give your comment confidential treatment, you must file it in paper form, with a request for confidential treatment, and you have to follow the procedure explained in FTC Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR 4.9(c).1 Your comment will be kept confidential only if the FTC General Counsel, in his or her sole discretion, 1 In particular, the written request for confidential treatment that accompanies the comment must include the factual and legal basis for the request, and must identify the specific portions of the comment to be withheld from the public record. See FTC Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR 4.9(c). VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:42 Jan 17, 2014 Jkt 232001 grants your request in accordance with the law and the public interest. Postal mail addressed to the Commission is subject to delay due to heightened security screening. As a result, we encourage you to submit your comments online. To make sure that the Commission considers your online comment, you must file it at https:// ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/ nissanconsent by following the instructions on the web-based form. If this Notice appears at https:// www.regulations.gov/#!home, you also may file a comment through that Web site. If you file your comment on paper, write ‘‘Nissan of South Atlanta, LLC— Consent Agreement; File No. 132–3163’’ on your comment and on the envelope, and mail or deliver it to the following address: Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Secretary, Room H–113 (Annex D), 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20580. If possible, submit your paper comment to the Commission by courier or overnight service. Visit the Commission Web site at https://www.ftc.gov to read this Notice and the news release describing it. The FTC Act and other laws that the Commission administers permit the collection of public comments to consider and use in this proceeding as appropriate. The Commission will consider all timely and responsive public comments that it receives on or before February 10, 2014. You can find more information, including routine uses permitted by the Privacy Act, in the Commission’s privacy policy, at https://www.ftc.gov/ftc/privacy.htm. Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment The Federal Trade Commission (‘‘FTC’’) has accepted, subject to final approval, an agreement containing a consent order from Nissan of South Atlanta, LLC, also d/b/a Nissan South. The proposed consent order has been placed on the public record for thirty (30) days for receipt of comments by interested persons. Comments received during this period will become part of the public record. After thirty (30) days, the FTC will again review the agreement and the comments received, and will decide whether it should withdraw from the agreement and take appropriate action or make final the agreement’s proposed order. The respondent is a motor vehicle dealer. According to the FTC complaint, respondent has advertised that consumers can finance the purchase of vehicles by paying $99 per month with a $0 downpayment. The complaint PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 3377 alleges that, in fact, consumers will pay $99 per month for only the first two months of an 84-month period. The complaint further alleges that the advertisements fail to state the amount of each payment beyond the first two months of financing. The complaint alleges therefore that the respondent’s representations are false or misleading in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act. In addition, the complaint alleges that the respondent violated the Truth in Lending Act (‘‘TILA’’) and Regulation Z for failing to clearly and conspicuously disclose required information concerning costs and credit terms. The proposed order is designed to prevent the respondent from engaging in similar deceptive practices in the future. Part I.A prohibits the respondent from misrepresenting the cost of: (1) Purchasing a vehicle with financing, including but not necessarily limited to the amount or percentage of the downpayment, the number of payments or period of repayment, the amount of any payment, and the repayment obligation over the full term of the loan, including any balloon payment; or (2) leasing a vehicle, including but not limited to the total amount due at lease inception, the downpayment, amount down, acquisition fee, capitalized cost reduction, any other amount required to be paid at lease inception, and the amounts of all monthly or other periodic payments. Part I.B prohibits the respondent from misrepresenting any other material fact about the price, sale, financing, or leasing of any vehicle. Part II of the proposed order addresses the TILA allegations. It requires clear and conspicuous TILA and Regulation Z disclosures when advertising any of the relevant triggering terms with regard to issuing consumer credit. It also requires that if any finance charge is advertised, the rate be stated as an ‘‘annual percentage rate’’ using that term or the abbreviation ‘‘APR.’’ In addition, Part II prohibits any other violation of TILA or Regulation Z. Part III of the proposed order requires respondent to keep copies of relevant advertisements and materials substantiating claims made in the advertisements. Part IV requires that respondent provide copies of the order to certain of its personnel. Part V requires notification to the Commission regarding changes in corporate structure that might affect compliance obligations under the order. Part VI requires the respondent to file compliance reports with the Commission. Finally, Part VII is a provision ‘‘sunsetting’’ the order after twenty (20) years, with certain exceptions. E:\FR\FM\21JAN1.SGM 21JAN1 3378 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 13 / Tuesday, January 21, 2014 / Notices The purpose of this analysis is to aid public comment on the proposed order. It is not intended to constitute an official interpretation of the complaint or proposed order, or to modify in any way the proposed order’s terms. By direction of the Commission. Donald S. Clark, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–01001 Filed 1–17–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6750–01–P FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION [File No. 132–3107] Luis Alfonso Sierra Doing Business as Casino Auto Sales; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment Federal Trade Commission. Proposed consent agreement. AGENCY: ACTION: The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices or unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft complaint and the terms of the consent order— embodied in the consent agreement— that would settle these allegations. DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 10, 2014. ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file a comment at https:// ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/ casinoconsent online or on paper, by following the instructions in the Request for Comment part of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. Write ‘‘Casino Auto Sales— Consent Agreement; File No. 132–3107’’ on your comment and file your comment online at https:// ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/ casinoconsent by following the instructions on the Web-based form. If you prefer to file your comment on paper, mail or deliver your comment to the following address: Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Secretary, Room H–113 (Annex D), 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20580. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Glassman, Bureau of Consumer Protection, (202–326–2826), 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20580. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Section 6(f) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. 46(f), and FTC Rule 2.34, 16 CFR 2.34, notice is tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:42 Jan 17, 2014 Jkt 232001 hereby given that the above-captioned consent agreement containing consent order to cease and desist, having been filed with and accepted, subject to final approval, by the Commission, has been placed on the public record for a period of thirty (30) days. The following Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes the terms of the consent agreement, and the allegations in the complaint. An electronic copy of the full text of the consent agreement package can be obtained from the FTC Home Page (for January 9, 2014), on the World Wide Web, at https://www.ftc.gov/ os/actions.shtm. A paper copy can be obtained from the FTC Public Reference Room, Room 130–H, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20580, either in person or by calling (202) 326– 2222. You can file a comment online or on paper. For the Commission to consider your comment, we must receive it on or before February 10, 2014. Write ‘‘Casino Auto Sales—Consent Agreement; File No. 132–3107’’ on your comment. Your comment—including your name and your state—will be placed on the public record of this proceeding, including, to the extent practicable, on the public Commission Web site, at https:// www.ftc.gov/os/publiccomments.shtm. As a matter of discretion, the Commission tries to remove individuals’ home contact information from comments before placing them on the Commission Web site. Because your comment will be made public, you are solely responsible for making sure that your comment does not include any sensitive personal information, like anyone’s Social Security number, date of birth, driver’s license number or other state identification number or foreign country equivalent, passport number, financial account number, or credit or debit card number. You are also solely responsible for making sure that your comment does not include any sensitive health information, like medical records or other individually identifiable health information. In addition, do not include any ‘‘[t]rade secret or any commercial or financial information which . . . is privileged or confidential,’’ as discussed in Section 6(f) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 46(f), and FTC Rule 4.10(a)(2), 16 CFR 4.10(a)(2). In particular, do not include competitively sensitive information such as costs, sales statistics, inventories, formulas, patterns, devices, manufacturing processes, or customer names. If you want the Commission to give your comment confidential treatment, you must file it in paper form, with a request for confidential treatment, and PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 you have to follow the procedure explained in FTC Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR 4.9(c).1 Your comment will be kept confidential only if the FTC General Counsel, in his or her sole discretion, grants your request in accordance with the law and the public interest. Postal mail addressed to the Commission is subject to delay due to heightened security screening. As a result, we encourage you to submit your comments online. To make sure that the Commission considers your online comment, you must file it at https:// ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/ casinoconsent by following the instructions on the Web-based form. If this Notice appears at https:// www.regulations.gov/#!home, you also may file a comment through that Web site. If you file your comment on paper, write ‘‘Casino Auto Sales—Consent Agreement; File No. 132–3107’’ on your comment and on the envelope, and mail or deliver it to the following address: Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Secretary, Room H–113 (Annex D), 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20580. If possible, submit your paper comment to the Commission by courier or overnight service. Visit the Commission Web site at https://www.ftc.gov to read this Notice and the news release describing it. The FTC Act and other laws that the Commission administers permit the collection of public comments to consider and use in this proceeding as appropriate. The Commission will consider all timely and responsive public comments that it receives on or before February 10, 2014. You can find more information, including routine uses permitted by the Privacy Act, in the Commission’s privacy policy, at https://www.ftc.gov/ftc/privacy.htm. Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment The Federal Trade Commission (‘‘FTC’’) has accepted, subject to final approval, an agreement containing a consent order from Luis Alfonso Sierra d/b/a/Casino Auto Sales. The proposed consent order has been placed on the public record for thirty (30) days for receipt of comments by interested persons. Comments received during this period will become part of the public record. After thirty (30) days, the FTC will again review the agreement and the comments received, and will decide 1 In particular, the written request for confidential treatment that accompanies the comment must include the factual and legal basis for the request, and must identify the specific portions of the comment to be withheld from the public record. See FTC Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR 4.9(c). E:\FR\FM\21JAN1.SGM 21JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3376-3378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01001]


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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

[File No. 132-3163]


Nissan of South Atlanta, LLC, Also Doing Business as Nissan 
South; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.

ACTION: Proposed consent agreement.

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SUMMARY: The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged 
violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or 
practices or unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis of 
Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment describes both the 
allegations in the draft complaint and the terms of the consent order--
embodied in the consent agreement--that would settle these allegations.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 10, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file a comment at https://ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/nissanconsent online or on paper, by 
following the instructions in the Request for Comment part of the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. Write ``Nissan of South 
Atlanta, LLC--Consent Agreement; File No. 132-3163'' on your comment 
and file your comment online at https://ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/nissanconsent by following the instructions on the web-based form. If 
you prefer to file your comment on paper, mail or deliver your comment 
to the following address: Federal Trade Commission, Office of the 
Secretary, Room H-113 (Annex D), 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20580.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Glassman, Bureau of Consumer 
Protection, (202-326-2826), 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20580.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Section 6(f) of the Federal 
Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. 46(f), and FTC Rule 2.34, 16 CFR 2.34, 
notice is hereby given that the above-captioned consent agreement 
containing consent order to cease and desist, having been filed with 
and accepted, subject to final approval, by the Commission, has been 
placed on the public record for a period of thirty (30) days. The 
following Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes the terms of the 
consent agreement, and the allegations in the complaint. An electronic 
copy of the full text of the consent agreement package can be obtained 
from the FTC Home Page (for January 9, 2014), on the

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World Wide Web, at https://www.ftc.gov/os/actions.shtm. A paper copy can 
be obtained from the FTC Public Reference Room, Room 130-H, 600 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20580, either in person or by 
calling (202) 326-2222.
    You can file a comment online or on paper. For the Commission to 
consider your comment, we must receive it on or before February 10, 
2014. Write ``Nissan of South Atlanta, LLC--Consent Agreement; File No. 
132-3163'' on your comment. Your comment--including your name and your 
state--will be placed on the public record of this proceeding, 
including, to the extent practicable, on the public Commission Web 
site, at https://www.ftc.gov/os/publiccomments.shtm. As a matter of 
discretion, the Commission tries to remove individuals' home contact 
information from comments before placing them on the Commission Web 
site.
    Because your comment will be made public, you are solely 
responsible for making sure that your comment does not include any 
sensitive personal information, like anyone's Social Security number, 
date of birth, driver's license number or other state identification 
number or foreign country equivalent, passport number, financial 
account number, or credit or debit card number. You are also solely 
responsible for making sure that your comment does not include any 
sensitive health information, like medical records or other 
individually identifiable health information. In addition, do not 
include any ``[t]rade secret or any commercial or financial information 
which . . . is privileged or confidential,'' as discussed in Section 
6(f) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 46(f), and FTC Rule 4.10(a)(2), 16 CFR 
4.10(a)(2). In particular, do not include competitively sensitive 
information such as costs, sales statistics, inventories, formulas, 
patterns, devices, manufacturing processes, or customer names.
    If you want the Commission to give your comment confidential 
treatment, you must file it in paper form, with a request for 
confidential treatment, and you have to follow the procedure explained 
in FTC Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR 4.9(c).\1\ Your comment will be kept 
confidential only if the FTC General Counsel, in his or her sole 
discretion, grants your request in accordance with the law and the 
public interest.
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    \1\ In particular, the written request for confidential 
treatment that accompanies the comment must include the factual and 
legal basis for the request, and must identify the specific portions 
of the comment to be withheld from the public record. See FTC Rule 
4.9(c), 16 CFR 4.9(c).
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    Postal mail addressed to the Commission is subject to delay due to 
heightened security screening. As a result, we encourage you to submit 
your comments online. To make sure that the Commission considers your 
online comment, you must file it at https://ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/nissanconsent by following the instructions on the web-based form. 
If this Notice appears at https://www.regulations.gov/#!home, you also 
may file a comment through that Web site.
    If you file your comment on paper, write ``Nissan of South Atlanta, 
LLC--Consent Agreement; File No. 132-3163'' on your comment and on the 
envelope, and mail or deliver it to the following address: Federal 
Trade Commission, Office of the Secretary, Room H-113 (Annex D), 600 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20580. If possible, submit your 
paper comment to the Commission by courier or overnight service.
    Visit the Commission Web site at https://www.ftc.gov to read this 
Notice and the news release describing it. The FTC Act and other laws 
that the Commission administers permit the collection of public 
comments to consider and use in this proceeding as appropriate. The 
Commission will consider all timely and responsive public comments that 
it receives on or before February 10, 2014. You can find more 
information, including routine uses permitted by the Privacy Act, in 
the Commission's privacy policy, at https://www.ftc.gov/ftc/privacy.htm.

Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment

    The Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'') has accepted, subject to 
final approval, an agreement containing a consent order from Nissan of 
South Atlanta, LLC, also d/b/a Nissan South. The proposed consent order 
has been placed on the public record for thirty (30) days for receipt 
of comments by interested persons. Comments received during this period 
will become part of the public record. After thirty (30) days, the FTC 
will again review the agreement and the comments received, and will 
decide whether it should withdraw from the agreement and take 
appropriate action or make final the agreement's proposed order.
    The respondent is a motor vehicle dealer. According to the FTC 
complaint, respondent has advertised that consumers can finance the 
purchase of vehicles by paying $99 per month with a $0 downpayment. The 
complaint alleges that, in fact, consumers will pay $99 per month for 
only the first two months of an 84-month period. The complaint further 
alleges that the advertisements fail to state the amount of each 
payment beyond the first two months of financing. The complaint alleges 
therefore that the respondent's representations are false or misleading 
in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act. In addition, the complaint 
alleges that the respondent violated the Truth in Lending Act 
(``TILA'') and Regulation Z for failing to clearly and conspicuously 
disclose required information concerning costs and credit terms.
    The proposed order is designed to prevent the respondent from 
engaging in similar deceptive practices in the future. Part I.A 
prohibits the respondent from misrepresenting the cost of: (1) 
Purchasing a vehicle with financing, including but not necessarily 
limited to the amount or percentage of the downpayment, the number of 
payments or period of repayment, the amount of any payment, and the 
repayment obligation over the full term of the loan, including any 
balloon payment; or (2) leasing a vehicle, including but not limited to 
the total amount due at lease inception, the downpayment, amount down, 
acquisition fee, capitalized cost reduction, any other amount required 
to be paid at lease inception, and the amounts of all monthly or other 
periodic payments. Part I.B prohibits the respondent from 
misrepresenting any other material fact about the price, sale, 
financing, or leasing of any vehicle.
    Part II of the proposed order addresses the TILA allegations. It 
requires clear and conspicuous TILA and Regulation Z disclosures when 
advertising any of the relevant triggering terms with regard to issuing 
consumer credit. It also requires that if any finance charge is 
advertised, the rate be stated as an ``annual percentage rate'' using 
that term or the abbreviation ``APR.'' In addition, Part II prohibits 
any other violation of TILA or Regulation Z.
    Part III of the proposed order requires respondent to keep copies 
of relevant advertisements and materials substantiating claims made in 
the advertisements. Part IV requires that respondent provide copies of 
the order to certain of its personnel. Part V requires notification to 
the Commission regarding changes in corporate structure that might 
affect compliance obligations under the order. Part VI requires the 
respondent to file compliance reports with the Commission. Finally, 
Part VII is a provision ``sunsetting'' the order after twenty (20) 
years, with certain exceptions.

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    The purpose of this analysis is to aid public comment on the 
proposed order. It is not intended to constitute an official 
interpretation of the complaint or proposed order, or to modify in any 
way the proposed order's terms.

    By direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-01001 Filed 1-17-14; 8:45 am]
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