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Commission fines car manufacturers €875 million for restricting competition in emission cleaning for new diesel passenger cars The European Commission has found that Daimler, BMW and Volkswagen group (Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche) breached EU antitrust rules by colluding on technical development in the area of nitrogen oxide cleaning. The European Commission has fined Volkswagen and BMW a total of €875m for breaking EU antitrust rules by colluding to prevent the deployment of clean emissions technology. The fine now issued by the European Commission pertains to discussions between automotive manufacturers that took place around ten years ago.

From the BMW Group perspective, the talks were aimed at creating a customer. BMW noted that the Commission "dropped most of its charges of antitrust violations" in the case. "With the withdrawal of most of the original allegations, the Board of Management of BMW AG has agreed to a settlement proposed by the European Commission that will bring these proceedings to an end," the company said in a statement.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission fined German carmakers Volkswagen and BMW a total of 875 million euros ($1 billion) on Thursday for colluding to curb the use of emissions cleaning. The European Commission fined last week German carmakers Volkswagen and BMW a total of 875 million euro (US$1.03 billion) for conspiring to limit the use of emissions. The European Commission alleged that German automakers BMW, Daimler, and the Volkswagen Group (Volkswagen, Audi, and Porche) violated EU antitrust laws by colluding to restrict the deployment of cleaner emissions technology in diesel passenger cars.

The Commission imposed a fine of €875 million on BMW and the Volkswagen Group. Tesla and BMW have filed lawsuits against the European Commission, challenging the EU's tariffs on electric vehicles manufactured in China. BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen and ThyssenKrupp have received the European Commission's blessing to collectively negotiate patent licences, for technologies protected by Standard Essential Patents (SEPs), such as 4G, 5G or Wi-Fi, marking a significant first for antitrust guidance in the EU.

Commission formal guidance On 9 July 2025, the Commission issued an antitrust guidance letter. On 8 July 2021, the Commission found that Daimler, BMW and the Volkswagen Group (Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche) violated competition law by colluding on technical development in the area of emission cleaning for new passenger diesel cars, fining the latter two a total of €875 million.