Administrative sanction of 3 German car manufacturers for cheating on emissions

According to KFTC, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi and Volkswagen have colluded to reduce competition and limit consumer choice. With this action, Mercedes-Benz and its Korean branch were fined 20.7 billion won, BMW was fined 15.7 billion won and Audi was fined 6 billion won. Volkswagen alone does not have to pay a penalty because its revenue is not related to the above problem.

Last year, Mercedes-Benz and its South Korean subsidiary were also fined 20.2 billion won for false advertising related to the emissions of diesel passenger cars. Earlier, in 2021, the European Commission (EC) administratively sanctioned Volkswagen and BMW with a total amount of 875 million euros for colluding with each other to limit the use of emissions cleaning technology that the automakers use. This has developed.