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Company: El Monte Motors, Inc. dba Gunderson Chevrolet
Penalty: $2,500,000
Year: 2001
Date: April 20, 2001
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Secondary Offense: false advertising
Violation Description: El Monte Motors, doing business as Gunderson Chevrolet, agreed to pay approximately $2.5 million in penalties, costs and restitution in settlement of allegations it gave customers false and misleading information about the costs of vehicles and that some managers changed the terms on car purchases and leases without the knowledge or consent of customers.
Level of Government: local
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Los Angeles County (CA) District Attorney
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
Facility State: California
Facility County: Los Angeles
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