Article 5M048 EU fines VW and BMW £750m for colluding with Daimler on fumes

EU fines VW and BMW £750m for colluding with Daimler on fumes

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Jasper Jolly
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Commission imposes 875m fine for breaching antitrust rules by delaying cleaner emissions technology

The EU has fined Volkswagen and BMW 875m (750m) after finding that the German carmakers colluded with another rival, the Mercedes-Benz owner Daimler, to delay emissions-cleaning technology.

The European Commission said that the carmakers had breached EU antitrust rules by colluding on technical development in the area of nitrogen oxide cleaning".

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