Car manufacturers fined £461m for collusion

More than a dozen carmakers fined $940 million for cartel behaviour

Several major carmakers were found to have engaged in cartel behaviour related to the end-of-life recycling of vehicles, leading to big fines.

Jaguar Land Rover, BMW, VW fined millions over car recycling cartel

European Commission says 15 manufacturers broke EU Competition law.

Jaguar Land Rover fined £4.6m after 'illegal agreement' with other manufacturers

Jaguar Land Rover, among other car manufacturers, has been fined £4.6m after being involved in an illegal agreement to withhold recycling information, impacting consumer choices.

But in the meantime, 15 houses are being sanctioned: they have made a cartel

EU fines 15 carmakers $495 million over recycling cartel

BRUSSELS, Belgium — The European Commission on Tuesday fined 15 major carmakers and an industry group a total of about 458 million euros ($495 million) for taking part in a cartel over vehicle recycling. Manufacturers, including BMW, Ford, Jeep maker Stellantis and Volkswagen, entered into anti-competitive agreements to avoid paying car dismantlers and lower consumer

They created a cartel not to pay for the cutting of cars at the end of their useful life. The VW Group faces the highest penalty (128 million) and Mercedes-Benz is spared for having denounced it. Read