A reputation-management company that Edmunds.com accused of submitting fraudulent auto dealership reviews has agreed to permanently stop registering accounts and posting on Edmunds as part of a legal settlement announced.
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Edmunds.com seeks injunction against fraudulent car dealer ratings
Edmunds.com, a resource for car shopping and automotive information, has filed a lawsuit against Friendswood, Texas-based Humankind Design Ltd. for, among other things, fraud and breach of the Edmunds.com membership agreement.
Through its review of every car dealer rating and review submitted to Edmunds.com, the company discovered that Humankind attempted to register over 2,200 fake members on the site and tried to use them to create fraudulent content to sway car shoppers’ opinions of dealers.
Edmunds.com: Average new car purchase set record in 2012
Car buyers spent an average of $30,803 on new car purchases last year – an all-time high, according to Edmunds.com, the premier resource for car shopping and automotive information. Edmunds.com also found that an average of $2,200 – or about 7 percent above base prices – was spent on optional equipment for those cars.
The findings are just two of several key points identified in Edmunds.com’s 2013 Car Shopping Trends Report, which mines Edmunds.com’s extensive data to reveal the most relevant car shopping and purchasing trends in America today.
