Hyundai and Kia to compensate drivers for inaccurate fuel consumption ads
Hyundai Auto Corp. and Kia Canada Inc. recently entered into consent agreements with the Competition Bureau addressing inaccurate fuel consumption advertisements they made. Hyundai and Kia advertized fuel consumption figures based on tests conducted in Korea. They later discovered that procedural errors in the testing invalidated the results. On November 2, 2012, the two car makers issued press releases explaining the error and announcing a compensation program for consumers. The compensation program offers consumers pre-paid credit cards for the extra fuel they use over and above the advertized consumption rating, plus 15%. Hyundai and Kia then self-reported to the Competition Bureau. This ... [more] Full article
Court Drops Misleading Advertising Case Against Rogers
Rogers’ advertising claims that customers of its Chatr brand experienced fewer dropped calls than customers of new entrants, including Wind Mobile and Public Mobile, were not false or misleading, the Ontario Superior Court held today in dismissing an application by the Commissioner of Competition. [more] Full article
Competition Law Review 2013
Review of major Canadian Competition Law developments over the past year, including: Top Stories, Criminal, Class Actions & Private Actions, Mergers, Reviewable Matters, Marketing Practices, Related Developments, The Long Arm of US Antitrust, Across the Pond [more] Full article
‘Yellow Page’ Business Directory Scam Fine Upheld
In early 2012, four closely related companies and individuals associated with those companies operated a ‘yellow page’ business directory scam and were ordered to pay administrative monetary penalties over $8 ... [more] Full article
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