General Motors Hit With Class Action Over Destination Fees

General Motors LLC faces a proposed class action in the Southern District of California challenging allegedly excessive destination fees on all its vehicles.

The consumers allege GM misleads them about the costs of shipping its vehicles by adding a deceptively-named “destination charge” to each of its automobile sales.

By labeling the fee a “destination charge,” GM leads consumers to believe the charge reflects the cost for delivering the vehicle to its destination, the plaintiffs say.

But GM fails to disclose that the company profits from its destination charge, the complaint alleges.

“With this chicanery, the vehicle itself appears less expensive, ...