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Company: Southtowne Motors of Newnan, Inc. et al.
Penalty: $95,000
Year: 2016
Date: August 4, 2016
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Southtowne Motors of Newnan, Inc. d/b/a Southtowne Chevrolet Buick GMC, Southtowne Motors, Inc. d/b/a Southtowne Hyundai Riverdale, and Southtowne Motors of Newnan II, Inc. d/b/a Southtowne Hyundai of Newnan agreed to pay total of $95,000 in settlement of allegations they did not properly disclose to consumers that they were purchasing lemon buybacks - cars that manufacturers bought back under a state lemon law, which they then resold to dealers.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Georgia Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Georgia
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