2 hours agoEU fines 875m euros BMW and VW, which is how Mercedes saved
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)The EU has fined German car producers with a total of 875m euros. EU Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager motivated this penalty with the scheme of producers to limit the development of clean emissions technology. Called “Fifth Group” ( BMW, Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche and Daimler) According to Vestager, in 2009-2014, held technical meetings for [...]
Called “Fifth Group” ( BMW, Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche and Daimler) in the 2009-2014 period, held technical meetings to agree on curbing technological innovations that could reduce the harmful gases of oil nitrogen.
Much of the 502m-euro fine will be paid by the VW, despite being given a 45 per cent drop in co-operation with investigators. BMW is fined the remaining 373m euros.
Interference Daimler ) companies that belong to Mercedes Benz was excluded from the fine, as it was what informed Brussels of the existence of this “kartelli”. If he hadn't, he would have been fined 727m euros.
“Five car producers Daimler, BMW, Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche claimed technology to reduce harmful emissions ... but avoided the full use of this technology”, Vestager said in a statement.
The decision comes shortly before the European Commission makes public some proposals that will advance the EU Green Agreement.
Cards usually plot to regulate prices. The Commission said this is the first time it has concluded that co-operation on technical development is a card, a kind of co-operation cited in EU treaties.
The Commission wrote a letter to car producers to give instructions on what kind of discussions are allowed to hold contestants, including discussions on setting standards and joint positions on legislation.
The commission decided not to follow some of the initial charges against companies, under which they co-ordinated “to avoid, or at least delay” introducing a new kind of filter into gasoline cars. Brussels said “evidence was insufficient” to prove this charge.
