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Article Index: 1996 Category: Chronological Archive Page Sections: February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December |
| February | Title | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, 12 February 1996 | ||
| 12 February 1996 | Toymaker Settles FTC Charges: Consumers to Get Refunds for Remco's Steel Tec Toys The FTC charged that TV ads for the toys, including a "Formula 1" race car, an "Off Road Super Sport" vehicle and a "Hypersonic Fighter" airplane, used off-camera techniques to show the vehicles speeding, flying or peeling out of sand or dirt under their own power. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topic: Steel Tec |
| March | Title | Details |
| Friday, 1 March 1996 | ||
| 1 March 1996 | Marlboro Team Penske Media Conference | Paul Tracy |
| Thursday, 7 March 1996 | ||
| 7 March 1996 | Advertisement by Ethyl Corporation | Carol M. Browner |
| Monday, 18 March 1996 | ||
| 18 March 1996 | NHTSA Safety Complaint: 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera | anonymous |
| Thursday, 21 March 1996 | ||
| 21 March 1996 | Budget Rent A Car Many auto rental customers choose not to purchase an LDW -- costing as much as $13 per day -- because their own auto insurance policy or their credit card issuer normally will cover damage to rented vehicles. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topic: Budget |
| 21 March 1996 | Statement on the Tentative Agreement To End the General Motors Strike | President Bill Clinton |
| Wednesday, 27 March 1996 | ||
| 27 March 1996 | ADP Agrees To Pay Maximum $2.97 Million Civil Penalty for Withholding Key Competitive Documents from Federal Antitrust Agencies The FTC learned about the documents, which included a marketing plan that explained how the acquisition would enable ADP to “monopolize the [automobile] salvage [yard information services] industry in an expeditious and timely manner,” only after the deal was consummated. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC |
| 27 March 1996 | Indy Car Racing Media Conference | Paul Tracy |
| Friday, 29 March 1996 | ||
| 29 March 1996 | Announced Actions for March 29, 1996 SafeBrands Corporation, its parent company, Warren Distribution, and ARCO Chemical Company, settling charges that they made unsubstantiated advertising claims about the safety of Sierra antifreeze. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topic: Sierra |
| April | Title | Details |
| Wednesday, 3 April 1996 | ||
| 3 April 1996 | FTC Reviews Used Oil Rule The Federal Trade Commission has proposed to repeal its 1964 Used Oil Rule as unnecessarily duplicative. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC |
| Tuesday, 9 April 1996 | ||
| 9 April 1996 | Ford, Young & Rubicam Settle FTC Charges Over Exaggerated Cabin Air Filter Claims The system is included in certain Ford models, including the Mercury Mystique and the Lincoln Continental. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topic: Ford Motor Company |
| Friday, 12 April 1996 | ||
| 12 April 1996 | Remarks on the Progress Report on Auto Trade With Japan and on the Administration's Economic Team | President Bill Clinton |
| Monday, 15 April 1996 | ||
| 15 April 1996 | NHTSA Safety Complaint: 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera | anonymous |
| Monday, 29 April 1996 | ||
| 29 April 1996 | FTC Seeks Public Comment To Discuss "Lemon Buyback" Practices A list of specific questions on which the FTC is seeking comment will be published in the April 30 Federal Register. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC |
| Tuesday, 30 April 1996 | ||
| 30 April 1996 | Indy Car Racing Media Conference | Rick Mears |
| May | Title | Details |
| Friday, 3 May 1996 | ||
| 3 May 1996 | Consumer Alert! Penny Wise or Pump Fuelish? “Driving your car doesn’t have to drive you into the poor house,” said Jodie Bernstein, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. “A few easy steps can cut the cost of driving.” | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC |
| Monday, 6 May 1996 | ||
| 6 May 1996 | Car Racing Media Conference | Paul Tracy |
| Tuesday, 7 May 1996 | ||
| 7 May 1996 | Announced Actions for May 7, 1996 The consent orders settle charges that the ads used off-camera techniques to show the toys speeding, flying or peeling out of dirt under their own power -- performance capabilities the toys don’t actually have. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topic: Steel Tec |
| 7 May 1996 | Indy Car Racing Media Conference | Al Unser, Jr. |
| 7 May 1996 | Titan To Pay Maximum $130,000 Civil Penalty To Settle Federal Charges Over Acquisition from Pirelli Armstrong Titan Wheel International, Inc., a Quincy, Illinois-based wheel manufacturer, has agreed to pay a $130,000 civil penalty to settle federal charges that it took control of a Des Moines tire plant of Pirelli Armstrong Tire Corporation before the allotted time for federal antitrust review. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topics: Titan International, Pirelli |
| Friday, 10 May 1996 | ||
| 10 May 1996 | Announced Actions for May 10, 1996 Amoco Oil Company, settling charges that its “Crystal Clear Amoco Ultimate” advertising campaign included unsubstantiated claims, among others, that Amoco premium gasoline, because it is refined more than competitors’ brands, delivers superior engine performance and environmental benefits, and that its clear color demonstrates its superiority. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topic: Amoco |
| Monday, 13 May 1996 | ||
| 13 May 1996 | World Conference on International Fuel Quality | Carol M. Browner |
| June | Title | Details |
| Friday, 7 June 1996 | ||
| 7 June 1996 | FTC Law Judge Upholds Charges AGainst "Rust Evader;" Prohibits Use of Brand Name Timony upheld the charges in a default judgment he issued following RustEvader’s general failure to respond to requests for information during the discovery period before trial on the case. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topic: Rust Evader |
| Thursday, 13 June 1996 | ||
| 13 June 1996 | Raytheon Company To Settle Charges in Chrysler Technologies Holding Acquisition CTH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chrysler Corporation, consists of two business units. Electrospace Systems, Inc., the unit bidding on the Submarine HDR program, is located in Richardson, Texas, and in 1995 had annual revenues of about $170 million. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topic: Chrysler Corporation |
| Friday, 21 June 1996 | ||
| 21 June 1996 | Announced Actions for June 21, 1996 Budget Rent A Car Systems, settling charges that it engaged in deceptive practices when failing to disclose potential charges of as much as several thousand dollars more than the cost of repairs that it imposed on customers who had not purchased a “loss damage waiver” when those customers returned their cars with significant damage. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topic: Budget |
| July | Title | Details |
| Tuesday, 2 July 1996 | ||
| 2 July 1996 | FTC Extends Public Comment Period on "Lemon Buyback" Practices The request for public comment was made in response to a petition from the Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety and other consumer groups (collectively "Consumer Coalition") requesting that the FTC either initiate a rulemaking proceeding or enforcement actions. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC |
| Wednesday, 3 July 1996 | ||
| 3 July 1996 | Rust Evader Inventor Settles FTC Charges Last year, the FTC had charged David F. McCready and his firm, RustEvader Corporation, with false advertising. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topic: Rust Evader |
| Tuesday, 16 July 1996 | ||
| 16 July 1996 | Indy Car Racing Media Conference | Al Unser, Jr. |
| 16 July 1996 | Quaker State Ads for Slick 50 Are False and Misleading, FTC Charges According to the FTC, ads for Slick 50 that tout tests showing improved engine performance are false and its claims of reduced engine wear are unsubstantiated. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topic: Slick 50 |
| Wednesday, 24 July 1996 | ||
| 24 July 1996 | FTC Challenges Anticompetitive Practices of Nation's Leading Fire Truck Pump Manufacturers The nation’s two leading manufacturers of fire pumps made for installation onto fire trucks have agreed to settle charges that each imposed restraints requiring their customers to deal exclusively in that manufacturer’s pumps. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC |
| Thursday, 25 July 1996 | ||
| 26 July 1996 | FTC begins efforts to repeal its Used Oil Rule as unnecessary and duplicative; seeks public comments until August 26 The Used Oil Rule’s labeling and advertising requirements for engine oils have been preempted by the FTC’s newer Recycled Oil Rule, which the agency promulgated in 1995 as required by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC |
| Wednesday, 31 July 1996 | ||
| 31 July 1996 | Car Racing Media Conference | Emerson Fittipaldi |
| August | Title | Details |
| Thursday, 8 August 1996 | ||
| 8 August 1996 | FTC Denied a Request from the California Air Resources Board (ARB) for a Conditional Exemption from the FTCs Used Car Rule The ARB had petitioned the Commission to approve the inclusion of a "smog index" and other language on the front side of the Buyers Guide. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC |
| Tuesday, 27 August 1996 | ||
| 27 August 1996 | Remarks to Employees at the Chrysler Jeep Plant in Toledo | President Bill Clinton |
| Friday, 30 August 1996 | ||
| 30 August 1996 | Announced Actions for August 30, 1996 Ford Motor Company and its advertising agency, Young & Rubicam, Inc., settling charges that they made false claims about the extent to which Ford’s MicronAir Filtration System can remove air pollutants from its automobile passenger cabins. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topic: Ford Motor Company |
| September | Title | Details |
| Tuesday, 3 September 1996 | ||
| 3 September 1996 | FTC Negotiates Accord to Preserve Competition in Diesel Engine Pistons Market Pending Investigation Outcome Both firms manufacture diesel engine parts, including pistons, through U.S. subsidiaries -- Mahle, Inc., located in Morristown, Tennessee; and Metal Leve, Inc., based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, respectively. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topic: Mahle |
| Friday, 13 September 1996 | ||
| 13 September 1996 | AMOCO to Settle FTC Charges Over "Crystal Clear" Ad Campaign Under the proposed settlement, Amoco Oil has agreed not to make any performance or environmental benefit claim for any of its gasolines without first having scientific evidence to back it up. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topic: Amoco |
| Tuesday, 17 September 1996 | ||
| 17 September 1996 | Ads for Exxon Gasoline are Deceptive, FTC Charges The ads allegedly claimed that switching to Exxon gasolines generally -- or to Exxon 93 Supreme specifically -- will make engines cleaner and significantly reduce auto maintenance costs. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topic: Exxon |
| October | Title | Details |
| Monday, 21 October 1996 | ||
| 21 October 1996 | NHTSA Safety Complaint: 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera | anonymous |
| Thursday, 24 October 1996 | ||
| 24 October 1996 | FTC Has Repealed its Used Oil Rule The Federal Trade Commission has repealed its Used Oil Rule, stating that the rule’s labeling and advertising requirements for engine oils have been preempted by the Recycled Oil Rule, which the agency promulgated in October 1995 as required by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC |
| Monday, 28 October 1996 | ||
| 28 October 1996 | FTC Law Judge Upholds Charges; Safety Cliams for Add-On Brakes are Deceptive Ads that claimed an add-on motor vehicle braking system were antilock braking systems (ABS) that protect against wheel lock-up were deceptive and misleading, according to Federal Trade Commission Administrative Law Judge Lewis F. Parker. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topic: ABS BrakeSafe |
| November | Title | Details |
| Friday, 1 November 1996 | ||
| 1 November 1996 | Announced Actions for November 1, 1996 The Commission finalized a consent order with David F. McCready, former president of RustEvader Corporation and inventor of the "Rust Evader," a purported anti-corrosion device for vehicles. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topic: Rust Evader |
| Saturday, 2 November 1996 | ||
| 2 November 1996 | Statement on the Tentative Agreement Between the United Auto Workers and General Motors | President Bill Clinton |
| Thursday, 14 November 1996 | ||
| 14 November 1996 | FTC Challenges ADP/Autoinfo Merger: The FTC today charged that Automatic Data Processing's 1995 acquisition of AutoInfo, Inc. assets created a monopoly that has raised prices and reduced the quality of service in the automobile salvage yard information management industry. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topic: AutoInfo |
| Thursday, 21 November 1996 | ||
| 21 November 1996 | FTC Drives To End the Blur in Car Leasing Ads Five major automobile manufacturers have signed settlement agreements with the Federal Trade Commission to take important lease costs out of the blur of unreadable print in car lease and financed purchase advertising. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC |
| 21 November 1996 | Opening Statement Today, the Federal Trade Commission and 23 state Attorneys General announce law enforcement actions against several major automobile manufacturing companies in this country. | Speech (text) Speaker: Robert Pitofsky Agency: FTC |
| Friday, 22 November 1996 | ||
| 22 November 1996 | Automotive News Briefs: 22 November 1996 | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topic: Detroit Automobile Dealers Association |
| Tuesday, 26 November 1996 | ||
| 26 November 1996 | Announced Actions for November 26, 1996 Consent orders given final approval: with Hale Products and Waterous Company, settling charges that these two leading manufac turers of fire truck-mounted fire pumps each imposed restraints requiring their customers to deal exclusively in that manufacturer’s pumps. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC |
| December | Title | Details |
| December 1996 | The Model Citizen: Joe, A Personal Memory | Tom Geiger |
| Thursday, 5 December 1996 | ||
| 5 December 1996 | Collision Damage Waiver Insurance May Benefit Consumers Current Illinois law bars car rental firms from offering CDW and bars them from holding renters liable for more than $200 in non-intentional loss, damage or theft. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC |
| Monday, 23 December 1996 | ||
| 23 December 1996 | FTC Granted Freightliner Corporation an Exemption from the FTC's Franchise Rule The Franchise Rule requires the seller of a franchise to provide each prospective franchisee with detailed information about the nature of its business and terms of the proposed franchise relationship. | Press Release (text) Agency: FTC Topic: Freightliner |