BMW and the Volkswagen Group have been fined €875.2 million (£751.4m) by the European Commission after forming a cartel with Mercedes-Benz owner Daimler to limit the potential of emissions reducing technology.
The German car makers were found to have conducted regular technical talks over a period of five years in which they colluded on their application of Nitrogen Dioxide-cutting AdBlue systems in their vehicles.
The Commission said they “colluded to avoid competition on cleaning better than what is required by law despite the relevant technology being available”.
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