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Starter battery makers, Eurobat get EU antitrust charges over price-fixing concerns

By Tono Gil ( November 30, 2023, 10:20 GMT | Insight) -- Five starter battery manufacturers including Banner and Rombat, the trade association Eurobat and its service provider Kellen, have received formal antitrust EU charges for allegedly breaching antitrust rules by fixing the prices of car batteries. According to the European Commission, between 2004 and 2017, battery makers used indices in their price negotiations with car producers, which they called the Eurobat Premium System, “to fix an important element of the final battery price.”Five starter battery manufacturers including Banner and Rombat, the trade association Eurobat and its service provider Kellen, have received formal antitrust EU charges for allegedly breaching antitrust rules by fixing the prices of car batteries....

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