The German Competition Authority fines car manufacturers for anti-competitive practices in the purchase of steel (BMW / Daimler / Volkswagen)

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German Competition Authority (Bonn), Bayerische Motoren Werke / Daimler / Volkswagen, Press Release, 21 November 2019

German car manufacturers fined for anticompetitive practices in the purchase of steel* The Bundeskartellamt has imposed fines totalling around 100 million euros on Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Daimler AG and Volkswagen AG for anticompetitive practices in the purchase of long steel products. Andreas Mundt, President of the Bundeskartellamt: “Between 2004 and the end of 2013 representatives of BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen regularly met twice a year with steel manufacturers, forging companies and large systems suppliers and exchanged information on uniform surcharges for the purchase of long steel

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German Competition Authority, The German Competition Authority fines car manufacturers for anti-competitive practices in the purchase of steel (BMW / Daimler / Volkswagen), 21 November 2019, e-Competitions November 2019, Art. N° 92510

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