Philadelphia Dealer to Pay $24K Settlement for ‘Spot Deliveries’
DeSimone Auto Group is accused of charging higher finance rates than what customers initially agreed to once they took delivery of a vehicle.
PHILADELPHIA — DeSimone Auto Group has agreed to pay $14,000 in restitution and $10,000 to educate the public as part of a settlement for an unfair trade practice lawsuit filed by the state Attorney General, reports CBS Philly.
The dealership allegedly let buyers drive off in a car and then later charged higher financing rates or repossessed the car if the buyer didn’t agree to them. The article does not make clear what consumers were told or promised when they drove off the lots without financing in place. To read the full story, click here.
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