EU drops exhaust-cartel investigation

By Lewis Crofts ( April 28, 2017, 13:17 GMT | Insight) -- The European Commission has closed a probe into suspected cartel conduct among makers of automotive exhausts without finding an infringement. US manufacturer Tenneco said it was informed yesterday that the case had been dropped, while the Brussels-based regulator said it was "focusing its resources on cases where enforcement of antitrust rules will have the greatest economic impact, to the benefit of business and consumers."The European Commission has closed a probe into suspected cartel conduct among makers of automotive exhausts without finding an infringement....

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