Germany fines BMW, Daimler, VW over steel cartel
22 November 2019 |
2:43 pm
German carmakers Daimler, BMW and Volkswagen have been ordered to pay €100 million for forming a cartel to fix steel prices. Germany's competition watchdog has zeroed in the steel industry in recent years.
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