FTC probe is seen as debate-killer: TrueCar critics get letters; will Web chatter decline?

摘要

Some dealers and dealership consultants are worried that the just-launched Federal Trade Commission investigation into whether dealers colluded last year to harm TrueCar will chill dealer commentary on blogs and other Web sites. It's a hot topic among dealers because the FTC has singled out in its probe individuals at dealerships who criticized TrueCar, the online consumer shopping site, on blogs in late 2011 and early 2012.