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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia-Pacific: 1,846 cases from 39 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.
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by company- Anonymised companies €6m 55 % · 1 case
- ALD Automotive Italia S.r.l. €5m 45 % · 1 case
- Atom Motorss Pty Ltd – 0 % · 1 case
- OzCar Pty Ltd – 0 % · 1 case
When?
per quarter, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | 0 | – |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | – |
| Q2 2024 | 1 | €6m |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | – |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | – |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | – |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | – |
| Q3 2025 | 1 | €5m |
| Q4 2025 | 1 | – |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | – |
| Q2 2026 | 1 | – |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | – |
| Q4 2026 | 0 | – |
4 cases
11 Jun 2024 an Italian car manufacturer and its service and spare parts companyAGCM fines car manufacturer €6m over origin claims and spare parts failings €6m
The manufacturer presented Italy in its advertising as the place of production of its vehicles of two brands, although they are built by Chinese manufacturers and only undergo finishing work in Italy (vehicles of the core brand were assembled in Italy only until 2010); in addition, the manufacturer and its service and spare parts company did not make sufficient spare parts available and failed to provide adequate after-sales service. The AGCM imposed 3,000,000 EUR on the manufacturer and a further 3,000,000 EUR jointly and severally on the manufacturer and the service and spare parts company, a total of 6,000,000 EUR.
Origin claims in advertising must match the actual place of production, and anyone selling vehicles must actually organise spare parts and after-sales service.
Origin claims ("Made in Italy") and after-sales service obligations
- Authority / court
- Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM)
- Area of law
- Consumer protection and online retail · Misleading advertising and pricing
- Legal basis
- Art. 20, 21, 22 (Praxis A) sowie Art. 20, 24, 25 (Praxis B) Codice del consumo (D.lgs. 206/2005)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Automotive
- Employees
- Under 50
- Published
- 20 Jun 2024
- AGCM, Suche nach Entscheidungen (Entscheidung 2024) Decision of an authority
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Company name anonymised since 11 Jun 2026 · Direct link
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22 Jun 2026 OzCar Pty LtdUsed car dealer OzCar: reprimand and licence conditions over unfair sales practices Fine
NSW Fair Trading (the consumer protection regulator of New South Wales) reprimanded used car dealer OzCar Pty Ltd on 22 June 2026 and imposed conditions on its dealer licence. The regulator refers to the maximum available in disciplinary proceedings and does not state the amount imposed on the company. The investigation found a pattern of dishonest conduct between 2023 and 2025; among other things, customers reported being pressured into signing or misled about the purpose of contracts, that contracts were not properly explained – including to particularly vulnerable buyers – and that vehicles of unacceptable quality were sold. Among other things, the company must introduce a compliance programme with training for sales staff, may no longer allow waivers of the statutory cooling-off right to be pre-filled, and must fix defects affecting safety or reliability before sale.
Waivers of a cooling-off right must never be pre-selected, and contracts must be demonstrably explained to customers – especially vulnerable buyers.
Fair sales conversations, cooling-off rights and dealing with vulnerable customers
Missing or inadequate training played a role in the decision.
- Authority / court
- NSW Fair Trading
- Area of law
- Consumer protection and online retail · Misleading advertising and pricing
- Legal basis
- Motor Dealers and Repairers Act 2013 (NSW), s 45(1)(a), (b), (d) und (d1)(ii)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Automotive
- Liability of senior managers
- Measures against individuals are not set out here.
- Published
- 24 Sep 2026
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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17 Nov 2025 Atom Motorss Pty LtdNSW: car dealer Atom Motorss loses licence over false security interest information Other
NSW Fair Trading (the consumer protection regulator of New South Wales) cancelled the motor dealer licence of Atom Motorss Pty Ltd on 17 November 2025 and disqualified the company for five years. Measures against individuals are not set out here. According to the release, the company had traded as a motor dealer without a licence and, when selling vehicles to consumers, had given false information from the Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR, the register of security interests in personal property) in the prescribed dealer forms.
Information on encumbrances on a vehicle must come from a current register search; false statements in dealer forms can cost the business its licence.
Accurate information on encumbrances and security interests when selling used cars
- Authority / court
- NSW Fair Trading
- Area of law
- Consumer protection and online retail · Misleading advertising and pricing
- Legal basis
- Motor Dealers and Repairers Act 2013 (NSW), s 45(1)(f) und (g); zugrunde liegende Verstöße gegen den Motor Dealers and Repairers Act 2013 und das Australian Consumer Law
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Automotive
- Liability of senior managers
- Measures against individuals are not set out here.
- Published
- 12 Mar 2026
- NSW Fair Trading: Disziplinarmaßnahme gegen Atom Motorss Pty Ltd (Mitteilung vom 12.03.2026) Press release of an authority
- Verify NSW (amtliches Lizenzregister), Motor Dealer's Licence MD095631, Atom Motorss Pty Ltd – Lizenzentzug und Sperre vom 17.11.2025 (JSON) Official register or notice
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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23 Sep 2025 ALD Automotive Italia S.r.l.AGCM fines ALD Automotive Italia €5m over damage charges in long-term car rental €5m
According to the AGCM, ALD Automotive Italia gave long-term rental customers insufficient information about the optional liability-limitation service and about the criteria for assessing damage on return, and charged damage as unreported even where it was not visible to the naked eye for an average consumer or did not result from an incident. The authority imposed a fine of 5,000,000 EUR and prohibited continuation.
Return inspection reports and damage criteria must be transparent in advance, and customers must not be blamed for failing to report damage that is invisible.
Transparent damage assessment and add-on services in rental and leasing contracts
- Authority / court
- Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM)
- Area of law
- Consumer protection and online retail · Information duties in online retail
- Legal basis
- Art. 20, 21, 22, 24, 25 Codice del consumo (D.lgs. 206/2005)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Automotive
- Mitigating circumstances
- The basic amount of 7,000,000 EUR was reduced to 5,000,000 EUR because ALD had remedied the information deficiencies through its own measures and mitigated their effects.
- Published
- 9 Oct 2025
- AGCM, Provvedimento PS12954 (Adunanza 23.09.2025) Decision of an authority
- AGCM, Comunicato stampa 09.10.2025: PS12954 – Sanzione di 5 milioni di euro alla società ALD Automotive Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Direct link