Commission fines car manufacturers over end-of-life vehicles recycling cartel - RECYCLING magazine

Ten years after the resounding Dieselgate scandal, the European automotive industry is once again shaken by a case of unlawful cartel.

Commission fines car manufacturers over end-of-life vehicles recycling cartel - RECYCLING magazine

The Commission’s investigation revealed that, for over 15 years, 16 major car manufacturers (including Mercedes, which was not fined) and ACEA entered into anticompetitive agreements and engaged in concerted practices related to the recycling of ELVs. In particular, the Commission found that the parties colluded on two aspects: they agreed not to pay car dismantlers for processing ELVs. In particular, they agreed to consider the recycling of EL…

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