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September 16, 2026Adam Crowell

The FTC’s New Pricing FAQs Leave Dealers Little Room for Guesswork

KEY TAKEAWAYS The FTC says the advertised price must be the price any consumer can walk in and pay, excluding only charges the government requires the consumer...

September 16, 2026Adam Crowell

The FTC’s New Pricing FAQs Leave Dealers Little ...

KEY TAKEAWAYS The FTC says the advertised price must be the price any consumer can walk in and pay, excluding only charges the government requires the consumer...

September 15, 2026KPA

Introducing Integration Hub: Secure API access to your compliance data, wherever you need ...

Your team pulls incident reports, tracks open issues, and monitors risk trends inside Vera Suite every day, but the moment you need that same data in a...

September 14, 2026KPA

KPA Advertising, Sales, and F&I Solution Adds Additional to Support California CARS Act ...

The California CARS Act added a stack of new requirements set to go live on Oct. 1, 2026: a two-year advertising archive, tighter rules on how complaints get...

September 1, 2026KPA

FTC Warnings to 97 Dealer Groups Send a Clear ...

Download the FTC Warning Letters Checklist The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently sent warning letters to 97 auto dealership groups across the United...

May 21, 2026KPA

5 Gaps in AI-Only Compliance Reviews That Leave ...

Key Takeaways AI deal jacket scanning tools catch surface-level errors but cannot evaluate the full context of a transaction. Straw purchase patterns, fair...

May 11, 2026KPA

FTC Focus on Advertising Shouldn’t Distract ...

Cal/OSHA released a revised draft rule for possible workplace violence prevention requirements. There’s a new proposed scope, a clarified small-employer exemption, and 12 required plan elements. A...

March 27, 2026KPA

KPA Empowers Automotive Businesses to Improve ...

AI-powered lead response audits, F&I Certification, location performance dashboards, and advertising archives deliver the trackable truth amid increased FTC...

January 16, 2026KPA

Navigating the FTC CARS Rule: All About Add-Ons

The FTC’s newly announced Combatting Auto Retail Scams Rule (or CARS Rule for short) has been a hot topic for dealers since it was announced in December. The...

April 14, 2025KPA

The $3 Million Warning: State Enforcement ...

While the FTC’s CARS Rule has been shelved , the regulatory threat hasn’t disappeared—it’s shifted to state-level enforcement targeting dealers, with...

March 25, 2025KPA

Avoid Taking These Routes When Advertising ...

The auto industry recently applauded the defeat of the FTC’s Combatting Auto Retail Scams (CARS) Rule , which never took effect due to a successful court...

January 29, 2025KPA

U.S. Court of Appeals Throws Out FTC CARS Rule

On January 27, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2-1 in favor of striking down the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Combatting Auto Retail Scams (CARS)...

August 20, 2024KPA

KPA Debuts Guided Compliance for Dealer Sales & ...

Westminster, Colo. – August 20, 2024 – KPA, the leading provider of compliance solutions for automotive dealers, is excited to announce the launch of an...

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