Commission confirms inspection in the car sector in Germany

Background and further information:

The inspection was related to concerns that several German car manufacturers may have violated EU antitrust rules that prohibit cartels and restrictive business practices. The Commission officials were accompanied by their counterparts from the German national competition authority.

The European Commission confirmed in October 2017 that its officials carried out unannounced inspections at the premises of car manufacturers in Germany.

• Primary Source

The New York Times, 20.10.17: BMW Headquarters Are Raided in Collusion Inquiry https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/20/business/bmw-raid.html

BBC News, 20.10.17: BMW headquarters searched by EU investigators http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41695454

Deutsche Welle, 20.10.17: EU regulators raid auto giant BMW in German cartel case http://p.dw.com/p/2mG5M

European Commission: DG Communication: STATEMENT/17/4103, 23.10.17: Commission confirms inspections in the car sector in Germany http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-17-4103_en.htm

Reuters, 23.10.17: EU raids Daimler and VW in widening cartel inquiry https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN1CS1OK

EurActiv, 20.10.17: Commission sends blitz inspection to BMW to look into cartel concerns http://www.euractiv.com/section/transport/news/commission-sends-blitz-inspection-to-bmw-to-look-into-cartel-concerns/

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