Rhode Island car dealerships to pay $557,000 for deceptive sales

The July agreement also alleged the three Grieco stores violated the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, charging customers more for vehicles than the price advertised on their website, later adding addendum fees and describing vehicles available at “auction” or “wholesale” prices in February and March 2022. The Rhode Island Department of Motor Vehicles prohibits dealers from using the world “wholesale” and implying vehicles are being sold at a dealer’s cost. Grieco disagreed with…