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China: Regulator asks German car makers about EU collusion

By  |  May 2, 2019

Chinese regulators have requested information from German car makers regarding a European Union probe into possible collusion on the development of emissions technology, a sign that they may be considering launching their own probe, reported Morningstar.

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    The Chinese Competition Authority requested information from Volkswagen  and its Audi and Porsche AG subsidiaries in March, VW said in its first-quarter report on Thursday. A BMW spokesman said Thursday that “there has been contact with the Chinese antitrust authorities,” but declined to comment further citing continuing internal and external investigations.

    A Daimler spokeswoman said the company is fully cooperating with the Chinese authorities. China’s Ministry of Commercedidn’t immediately reply to a request for comment.

    Last month, the European Commission said BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen may have breached antitrust rules by allegedly colluding to restrict competition on the development of emissions-cleaning technology for gas and diesel cars.

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