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€458M Fine on Carmakers for Recycling Law Violations
4/1/2025
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- The European Commission imposed a €458m fine on 15 carmakers and the ACEA for recycling law violations.
- BMW and Ford concealed recycling information from customers for 15 years.
- The UK's CMA fined companies nearly £78m for forming a "buyers' cartel" to evade recycling costs.
- All parties, except Mercedes-Benz, have settled and acknowledged illegal practices.
- The SMMT is improving compliance protocols after cooperating with the investigation.
