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Comment: EU's sanction of BMW, VW, Daimler walks tightrope between novel and classic cartel

By Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst ( July 8, 2021, 16:17 GMT | Comment) -- German carmakers accuse the EU's antitrust regulator of veering into uncharted territory today by sanctioning them for a cartel around technical talks, rather than traditional price collusion. Industry guidance on what contacts are legal, as well as an exceptional 20 percent fine cut, show the commission is wise to the novelty of its case, but it was keen to stress there was much about its probe which displayed the hallmarks of classic cartel conduct.German carmakers accuse the EU's antitrust regulator of veering into uncharted territory today by sanctioning them for a cartel around technical talks, rather than traditional price collusion....

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