Michelin declines further EU court fight over tire-cartel raids
By Lewis Crofts ( September 26, 2025, 08:19 GMT | Insight) -- French tiremaker Michelin says it won’t escalate an EU court challenge over a European Commission decision to raid its premises in January 2024 on suspicion of cartel conduct. In a closely-watched ruling in July, judges at the EU's lower-tier General Court broadly found that EU officials had sufficiently justified surprise inspections at Michelin on the basis of trawling the company’s earnings calls.French tiremaker Michelin says it won’t escalate an EU court challenge over a European Commission decision to raid its premises in January 2024 on suspicion of cartel conduct....
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