States Say SUV Ads May Be Misleading
From Bloomberg News
Eight state attorneys general sent letters to 16 automakers warning that advertisements portraying sport utility vehicles as handling like cars may be misleading.
“Too many ads have SUVs zipping around like sports cars, which they are not,” Illinois Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan said.
The warning comes after Ford Motor Co.’s $51.5-million settlement in December of consumer fraud claims, involving fatal rollovers of Explorers, brought by the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
The letters on behalf of 40 states and territories went to Ford, General Motors Corp., Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co., DaimlerChrysler and other automakers.
