Data / Federal rules / 2023-27997
Combating Auto Retail Scams Trade Regulation Rule
The Federal Trade Commission published this final rule in the Federal Register on January 4, 2024. It took effect on July 30, 2024.
SpecStream is the live web data engine for teams and agents. It reads every rule and proposed rule in the Federal Register each morning, and this page is that reading. Name your industry once and new rules, comment deadlines and effective dates arrive in your sheet, CRM, Slack or agent as they are published.
What the agency says
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") is issuing this Combating Auto Retail Scams Trade Regulation Rule ("CARS Rule," "Rule," or "Final Rule") and Statement of Basis and Purpose ("SBP") related to the sale, financing, and leasing of covered motor vehicles by covered motor vehicle dealers. The Final Rule, among other things, prohibits motor vehicle dealers from making certain misrepresentations in the course of selling, leasing, or arranging financing for motor vehicles, requires accurate pricing disclosures in dealers' advertising and sales communications, requires dealers to obtain consumers' express, informed consent for charges, prohibits the sale of any add-on product or service that confers no benefit to the consumer, and requires dealers to keep records of certain advertisements and customer transactions.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2023-27997
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Federal Trade Commission
- Published
- January 4, 2024
- Takes effect
- July 30, 2024
- Dates
- This rule is effective July 30, 2024.
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 3084-AB72
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 16 CFR 463
- Topics
- Consumer protection; Motor vehicles; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Trade practices
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 106
Other documents from the Federal Trade Commission
| Document | Type | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Petition for Rulemaking of Jason Plotzker 2026-21510 | Proposed rule | Oct 21 |
| Rule on Impersonation of Government and Businesses 2026-20143 | Proposed rule | Oct 1 |
| Petition for Rulemaking of Malik Tony Singleton 2026-20078 | Proposed rule | Sep 30 |
| Rules of Practice 2026-19598 | Final rule | Sep 24 |
| Rules of Practice 2026-19597 | Final rule | Sep 24 |
| Petition for Rulemaking of Robert Michael Vanleeuwen 2026-18854 | Proposed rule | Sep 15 |
| Telemarketing Sales Rule Fees 2026-17428 | Final rule | Aug 26 |
| Petition for Rulemaking of Matheus Garcia Pereira 2026-15824 | Proposed rule | Aug 4 |
Everything from the Federal Trade Commission · Rules on consumer protection · Rules on motor vehicles · Rules on reporting and recordkeeping requirements · Published in January 2024
Read from the Federal Register API, last updated 2026-10-23. The document on federalregister.gov is the official record; dates and dockets can change through later corrections. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0.