Did dealer pitch have a catch? - 2 Kansas City area Suzuki stores accused of TV ad deception

摘要

When a local TV station brings a hidden camera into your showroom, secretly records your finance manager in action and then puts the guy on the 6 o'clock news, you know you've got a problem. That's what happened in April at Chad Franklin Suzuki in Kansas City, Kan., after customers complained of wildly deceptive sales promotions - like "Drive a different brand new Suzuki every year and never make a single car payment." Now attorneys general in two states - one citing "ridiculous advertising claims" - have sued a pair of Chad Franklin Suzuki dealerships, the one in Kansas and one in Kansas City, Mo.