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Macquarie plays blame game with car dealers in flex commissions class action
Macquarie Leasing has hit back at a class action over alleged unfair flex commission arrangements with car dealers, saying dealers were not required to propose high interest rates as part of the scheme and that customers were not forced to accept them.
ACCC appeals ruling over Mazda’s ‘appalling’ customer service
The consumer watchdog is challenging a court ruling that found Mazda's treatment of customers with defective vehicles was "appalling" but did not amount to unconscionable conduct.
ACCC accuses Honda of damaging dealers’ business with misleading statements
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has taken Honda Australia to court, alleging the car maker made false or misleading representations to customers about two former authorised dealerships.
Mercedes-Benz dealers lose ‘ambitious’ bid to view confidential head office docs
Australian Mercedes-Benz dealers behind a $650 million lawsuit over the car maker’s decision to move to a fixed-price agency model have lost a bid for an “ambitious number” of dealers to view “super confidential” documents from the company’s head office in Germany.
Ex-AMA Group CEO says he’s been denied emails central to ‘hot dispute’ over loan
Car repair giant AMA Group may have a discovery fight on its hands in its lawsuit against former boss Andrew Hopkins for allegedly defrauding the company of $3 million.
Toyota could owe $2B in class action after judge finds cars were defective
Toyota could owe close to $2 billion in compensation to 260,000 car owners after a judge found that diesel filters installed in its Hilux, Fortuner and Prado models were defective and that the cars were sold for more than they were worth.
Airbags class action judge failed to grapple with ‘unknowable’ explosion risk, appeals court hears
The plaintiff in a class action against Volkswagen over allegedly deadly Takata airbags has told an appeals court his case was misunderstood by the trial judge, who found he failed to prove that cars fitted with the airbags were not of acceptable quality.
Mitsubishi hits back at class action, says it can’t be sued over fuel efficiency labels
Mitsubishi has denied class action allegations that it made misleading fuel efficiency representations on labels affixed to the windshields of over 70,000 Triton Utes, and says it can't be sued under the Australian Consumer Law because the labels were required by law.
Ford class action parties battle over potential appeal blowout
An appeal in a class action over Ford's alleged defective Powershift transmission could blow out by a week, with the applicant filing a cross appeal in a case that comes down to three provisions of the Australian Consumer law given little or no attention by the Full Court.
Class action against Suncorp unit wants opt out notice delayed till eve of trial
The law firm behind a consumer class action against Suncorp subsidiary AAI over add-on car insurance says notices to group members should not be sent until the case is ready for trial and the "information asymmetry" is corrected.