BMW
TINA.org found automaker engaging in deceptive made in USA marketing for 2023 X range vehicles.
Mini Cooper MPG
March 2016: This action was dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. pursuant to a Confidential Settlement Agreement.
November 2014: A class-action lawsuit was filed against BMW of North America alleging that the marketing materials for the Mini Cooper overstate the vehicle’s fuel economy in miles per gallon (MPG) because BMW did not use the correct testing methods and the vehicle actually gets considerably less MPG than advertised. (Jarvis et al v. BMW of North America, LLC, Case No. 14-cv-654, M. D. FL.).
For more information about other lawsuits regarding the deceptive advertising of a vehicle’s fuel economy and TINA.org’s coverage of the issue, click here.
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Allegations: Falsely marketing that vehicles have “cornering lights”
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May 2017: This action was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled., the reasons for which have not been disclosed. March 2015: A class-action…
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