On Tuesday 18 September, the European Commission launched a formal investigation into a possible merger between BMW, Daimler and the VW group (Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche) to avoid competition concerning the development and deployment of emissions reduction technologies in private cars.
“If proven, this collusion may have denied consumers the opportunity to buy less polluting cars, despite the technology being available to the manufacturers”, said Margrethe Vestager, the Commissioner...