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Violation Tracker UK Individual Case

Company: Mercedes-Benz UK Limited and Daimler UK Limited and Daimler AG
Current Parent Company: Mercedes-Benz Group
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement: Mercedes-Benz Group
Recap of Ownership Changes: Daimler AG changed its name to Mercedez-Benz Group in 2022.
Penalty: £1,492,646
Year: 2013
Date: 27 March, 2013
Offence Group: competition-related offences
Offence Type: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Violation Description: Ciceley, Enza, Mercedes-Benz and Road Range agreed to pay fines in settlement of a decision by the OFT that they were involved in a cartel along with H&L Garages and Northside in several competition law infringements, all with some element of market sharing, price coordination or exchange of commercially sensitive information. H&L Garages was fined without settlement, while Northside was granted immunity to a fine under the OFT leniency policy for reporting and assisting the OFT with the investigation.
Action Type: agency action
Settlement Type: Settlement with OFT
Agency: Office of Fair Trading
HQ Country of Parent: Germany
Ownership Structure of Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent: motor vehicles
Specific Industry of Parent: motor vehicles
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