The FTC alleged that Stream Auto Outlet advertised vehicles at prices lower than consumers ultimately had to pay, including by adding required down payments, dealer fees, and unwanted add-ons. The proposed order prohibits misrepresenting vehicle costs or terms and requires price advertisements to prominently show the actual price, apart from government-required charges.
The proposed order prohibits Stream Auto from misrepresenting the costs or terms of acquiring a vehicle and requires advertisements that include a price to prominently display the actual price consumers must pay, excluding only government-required charges.
Review dealership sales, advertising, and marketing agreements, including arrangements with advertising agencies and online listing platforms, for clauses requiring accurate, substantiated advertised prices and clear disclosure of required down payments, dealer fees, and add-ons. Ensure vendors and business teams cannot publish prices that omit mandatory charges, and add approval, correction, and audit rights for customer-facing price claims and disclosures. This action concerns deceptive pricing rather than a privacy violation, so privacy-specific data processing or breach-notification clauses are not directly implicated.
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Stream Auto Outlet
Industry
AutomotiveOfficial Press Release
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/11/ftc-secures-settlement-stream-auto-outlet-advancing-price-transparency-auto-buying-consumers
2623078streamautoorder
https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/2623078streamautoorder.pdf
2623078streamautocomplaint
https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/2623078streamautocomplaint.pdf
Federal Trade Commission Enforcement Page
https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement
"The Federal Trade Commission announced an agreement today with Stream Auto Outlet"
"deceived consumers by advertising prices far lower than what consumers ultimately had to pay."
"The proposed order prohibits Stream Auto from misrepresenting the costs or terms of acquiring a vehicle."
"It also requires Stream Auto’s advertisements that include price to prominently display the actual price a consumer must pay for a vehicle, excluding only charges the government requires consumers to pay."
"November 9, 2026"
$49.8M
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$600K
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