Car manufacturers fined £461m for collusion
- The European Commission fined 15 car manufacturers approximately 458 million euros for forming a cartel to avoid recycling costs.
- Manufacturers, including BMW, Ford, and Volkswagen, coordinated to suppress competition on recycling.
- Mercedes-Benz received immunity from fines for revealing the cartel.
- Volkswagen faced the largest fine of nearly 128 million euros.
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Jaguar Land Rover fined £4.6m after 'illegal agreement' with other manufacturers
Jaguar Land Rover, among other car manufacturers, has been fined £4.6m after being involved in an illegal agreement to withhold recycling information, impacting consumer choices.
EU fines 15 carmakers $495 million over recycling cartel
BRUSSELS, Belgium — The European Commission on Tuesday fined 15 major carmakers and an industry group a total of about 458 million euros ($495 million) for taking part in a cartel over vehicle recycling. Manufacturers, including BMW, Ford, Jeep maker Stellantis and Volkswagen, entered into anti-competitive agreements to avoid paying car dismantlers and lower consumer
Brussels fine of 458 million to 15 car manufacturers for not paying for recycling
They created a cartel not to pay for the cutting of cars at the end of their useful life. The VW Group faces the highest penalty (128 million) and Mercedes-Benz is spared for having denounced it. Read
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