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Advertising Rules and All-In Pricing

5 questions. Pick an answer and the explanation reveals below it. Your score updates as you go.

1. Question 1

   When a dealer advertises a price for a motor vehicle, what must that price represent?

   • A The total a buyer would have to pay, including freight, pre-delivery inspection, fees, and levies
   • B The base vehicle price, with freight and pre-delivery inspection added at the time of sale
   • C The manufacturer's suggested retail price for that model
   • D The vehicle price excluding all taxes, fees, and trade-related charges

2. Question 2

   Which of the following best describes the MVDA's prohibition on false advertising by registrants?

   • A No registrant may make false, misleading, or deceptive statements in any advertisement or material published by any means relating to trading in motor vehicles
   • B The rule applies only to print advertisements placed in newspapers and magazines
   • C The rule applies only to retail sales advertising; dealer-to-dealer promotional material is exempt
   • D The rule applies only to statements about price, not to statements about a vehicle's condition or history

3. Question 3

   Select all that apply

   Under O. Reg. 333/08, an ad inducing a trade in a specific vehicle must clearly disclose which previous uses of that vehicle? Select all that apply.

   • A Previously leased on a daily basis (unless later owned by a non-dealer)
   • B Previously used as a police cruiser or to provide emergency services
   • C Previously used as a taxi or limousine
   • D Previously registered in another province
   • E Previously involved in any reported collision
   • F Previously sold at a wholesale auction

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4. Question 4

   A dealer's online ad shows a specific used SUV at $18,995 all-in. The vehicle sells on Tuesday morning, but the ad continues to run unchanged for the rest of the week. Which statement is correct?

   • A The dealer is in breach: an ad cannot show a price for a vehicle unless the vehicle is available from the dealer at that price during the time the ad applies
   • B The dealer is fine as long as a similar SUV at a similar price is available somewhere on the lot
   • C The dealer is fine because the ad was accurate at the time it was first published
   • D The dealer is fine as long as the ad is taken down within thirty days of the sale

5. Question 5

   When does an ad for a used vehicle have to expressly state that the vehicle is used?

   • A When the ad discloses the model year and that year is the current model year or the immediately previous model year
   • B Whenever the ad mentions any used vehicle, regardless of model year
   • C Only when the ad discloses the current model year
   • D Only when the ad also shows the vehicle's mileage