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Ultra Tune to fight $2.6M fine for misleading franchisee, fabricating evidence
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-03-27 3:00 pm By Christine Caulfield

Ultra Tune is challenging a court ruling that socked it with a $2.6 million penalty in a case brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission alleging it misled a prospective franchisee about the costs of buying an outlet in Parramatta, Sydney and tried to cover up its conduct with “manufactured” evidence.

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Auto parts copycat Frontline fined $1.1M for infringement
Intellectual Property 2019-01-21 8:10 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has ordered auto components distributor Frontline Australasia to pay $1.1 million in damages after reproducing wire harnesses made by Lumen Australia without permission and supplying the unauthorised parts to car makers Mazda and Mitsubishi.

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Ultra Tune slapped with $2.6M fine for misleading franchisees, deceiving court
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-01-18 4:25 pm By Christine Caulfield

National car repair franchise Ultra Tune has been ordered to pay a $2.6 million penalty, with a judge finding the firm had not only breached the Franchising Code and the Australian Consumer Law by misleading a prospective franchisee but also misled the court in its defence of the case brought by the consumer watchdog.

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Ultra Tune’s “elaborate ruse” diverted ACCC investigation, court hears
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-08-02 8:10 pm By Miklos Bolza

Two ‘sham letters’ produced by a senior manager of national car repair franchise Ultra Tune led both the ACCC and the court ‘down the garden path,’ a Federal Court judge heard Thursday.

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Ultra Tune’s misleading conduct “egregious”, ACCC tells court
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-05-01 10:24 pm By Miklos Bolza

Ultra Tune was “cavalier and careless” in its attitude towards its franchisees, the ACCC told the Federal Court Tuesday at the start of a four-day hearing in a case alleging the national car repair business failed to comply with the Franchising Code and breached the Australian Consumer Law. 

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