
Mercedes-Benz
TINA.org investigated the marketing for the 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van, which revealed that Mercedes-Benz USA was running a deceptive national marketing campaign that made the unqualified claim that its 2019…
Garrison et al. v. Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Limited (d/b/a Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team)
23-cv-24480, S.D. Fla.
(Nov. 2023)
FTX platform
Failing to disclose that Mercedes F1 was compensated for promoting FTX and the sale of FTX securities
Pending
TINA.org investigated the marketing for the 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van, which revealed that Mercedes-Benz USA was running a deceptive national marketing campaign that made the unqualified claim that its 2019…
Allegations: Falsely marketing BlueTEC vehicles as being “Clean Diesel” and “Earth Friendly”
January 2020: This case was transferred to federal court. (Case No. 20-cv-377, N.D. Cal.) December 2019: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Mercedes Benz USA for allegedly failing to identify…
December 2018: The parties moved for final approval of the settlement agreement. August 2018: A federal judge preliminarily approved a settlement agreement that would resolve all of the claims against…
MADISON, CONN. August 22, 2019– Consumer advocacy organization, truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org), filed a formal petition today requesting that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) use its rulemaking authority to expand its enforcement…
A review of TINA.org’s work uncovering (and putting an end to) deceptive made in the USA ad campaigns.
TINA.org found the German automaker didn’t have the support to claim its Sprinter van was “built in the USA.”
Automaker pulls ads consumer advocates said portrayed car as “self-driving.”
Super Bowl commercials appear in places you might not think of.