EU charges German car makers with collusion over emissions scandal
The European Commission says the collusion occurred between 2006 and 2014, and took place during the car makers’ technical meetings
Brussels — EU antitrust regulators on Friday charged BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen (VW) with colluding to block the rollout of emissions-cleaning technology in a move that could lead to hefty fines. In the latest emissions scandal to hit the vehicle industry, the European Commission said it had sent so-called statements of objections to the companies setting out the charges, nearly two years after carrying out dawn raids at their premises. It said the collusion occurred between 2006 and 2014 and took place during the car makers' technical meetings. "Daimler, VW and BMW may have broken EU competition rules. As a result, European consumers may have been denied the opportunity to buy cars with the best available technology," European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said in a statement. The EU focus is on selective catalytic reduction systems to reduce harmful nitrogen oxides emissions of diesel passenger cars through the injection of urea, which is also called AdBlue, in the ...
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