NCLC and Consumer Federation of America wrote to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) expressing concerns about the lack of clarity and contradictory information in consumer reports accessing data from the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) and advocating for changes to provide consumers with…
The National Consumer Law Center submitted comments, co-authored by the Consumer Federation of America, to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regarding the Bureau’s notice that it is considering amending which participants in the auto finance market are considered larger participants. Entities defined as larger participants are potentially subject to supervision by the CFPB and the…
The petition, signed by six national public interest organizations who represent car buyersacross the country, demonstrates that despite agreeing to terms in signed credit contracts, car dealers regularly refuse to follow through with the original agreement with buyers, and typically engage in yo yo tactics by claiming the transaction depends on the dealer’s ability to…
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This sign-on letter to Senate leadership and the Senate Committee on Finance opposes the use of the budget reconciliation process to charge punitive new fees to EV and hybrid car drivers.
This letter opposes the improper use of the reconciliation process to attempt to unravel clean transportation rules.
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This letter, signed by 127 health, business, labor, environmental, consumer, and science organizations, advocates for protecting automobile clean air standards. This letter to members of Congress also advocates against improperly using the Congressional Review Act to prevent states from implementing the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACCII), Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT), and Heavy-Duty Omnibus (HDO) programs…
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The federal EV tax credits can help make used and new electric vehicles more affordable to consumers. This sign-on letter, drafted by NRDC, advocates for consumer-friendly rules for the federal electric vehicle tax credit including:
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This is a set of high level principles from civil society groups regarding connected car protections for survivors of domestic and sexual abuse. Connected car systems often make it very difficult for consumers to be aware of and to prevent the sharing of detailed driving data to other parties and this is particularly dangerous for…
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Consumer groups applaud the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) effort to improve the collection and dissemination of auto finance data as part of its efforts to monitor the auto finance market for risks to consumers.
These comments were submitted regarding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) proposed rulemaking defining larger participants in the automobile financing market and defining automobile leasing activity as a financial product or service.
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These comments were submitted in response to the Federal Trade Commission’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published on December 17, 2012, regarding the agency’s Used Car Rule. The existing rule, which was promulgated in 1985, was fundamentally flawed from its inception, and is now also antiquated. Parts of it — particularly the language interpreting what ”…
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