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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa: 2,207 cases from 44 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 countryWhat for?
by area of lawAll areas of law
- Competition law €642.1m 98 % · 8 cases
- Consumer protection and online retail €11m 2 % · 2 cases
- Capital markets and financial supervision €180,000 0 % · 1 case
- Data protection €140,080 0 % · 2 cases
- Money laundering and terrorist financing €12,866 0 % · 1 case
- Environment and sustainability – 0 % · 1 case
Who?
by company- BMW, Ford, Honda, Hyundai/Kia, Jaguar Land Rover, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Opel/GM, Renault/Nissan, Stellantis, Suzuki, Toyota, Volkswagen, Volvo, ACEA (Mercedes-Benz Kronzeuge) €457.9m 70 % · 1 case
- Anonymised companies €114.1m 17 % · 6 cases
- Exide, FET (inkl. Elettra), Rombat, EUROBAT (Clarios Kronzeuge) €72m 11 % · 1 case
- ALD Automotive Italia S.r.l. €5m 1 % · 1 case
- Volvo Hungária Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Kft.; Seres Gépipari Kereskedelmi Kft.; GIF Modul Kft.; Interteher Kft.; Eurotrade Kft.; He Hans Eibinger Kft. (MUT Kft. ohne Buße nach Entschädigung) €4.06m 1 % · 1 case
- Schaeffler AG €180,000 0 % · 1 case
- RENAULT COMMERCIAL ROUMANIE S.R.L. €125,083 0 % · 1 case
- UAB „Manado“, MB „Parts ready“ €41,080 0 % · 1 case
- Continental Automotive Products SRL €14,997 0 % · 1 case
- Maxxis International GmbH, Best4Tires Berlin GmbH, Reifen Müller GmbH & Co. KG – 0 % · 1 case
When?
per year, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | €114.1m |
| 2025 | 4 | €539m |
| 2026 | 5 | €361,160 |
15 cases
21 Jul 2026 Maxxis International GmbH, Best4Tires Berlin GmbH, Reifen Müller GmbH & Co. KGBundeskartellamt: fines over resale price maintenance in tyre distribution (Maxxis/CST) Fine
Maxxis guaranteed wholesalers fixed margins per tyre sold of the Maxxis and CST brands, monitored prices in particular on the Tyre24 platform and intervened when prices were too low. Germany's Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) imposed fines on Maxxis and two tyre wholesalers that had pushed for the margin guarantees; at the time of publication the decisions were not final (an objection to the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf was possible).
Margin guarantees and price controls vis-à-vis dealers constitute prohibited resale price maintenance – sales teams need clear rules for price discussions.
Influencing resale prices and price monitoring on platforms
- Authority / court
- Bundeskartellamt
- Area of law
- Competition law · Cartels and collusion
- Legal basis
- § 1 GWB (vertikale Preisbindung)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Automotive
- Mitigating circumstances
- Settlement with Maxxis and Reifen Müller
- Published
- 21 Jul 2026
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 2 · Direct link
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25 Mar 2026 RENAULT COMMERCIAL ROUMANIE S.R.L.Cyber attack via service provider – Renault Commercial Roumanie pays 125,000 EUR €125,083
In an attack on an application operated by a processor, data of a very large number of persons (including personal identification numbers, driving licence and identity card numbers, vehicle identification numbers) were stolen and published. The Romanian data protection authority (ANSPDCP) criticised the lack of security measures and effectiveness testing as well as the selection of a service provider without sufficient guarantees and imposed 637,262.50 lei (125,000 EUR).
Responsibility for customer data does not end with the service provider – check its security guarantees in advance and monitor them continuously.
- Authority / court
- Autoritatea Națională de Supraveghere a Prelucrării Datelor cu Caracter Personal (ANSPDCP)
- Area of law
- Data protection · Data processors
- Legal basis
- Art. 32 Abs. 1 lit. b und d, Abs. 2 i. V. m. Art. 28 Abs. 1 DSGVO
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Automotive
- Published
- 25 Mar 2026
Original amount 637,262.5 RON, converted at the ECB reference rate of 25 Mar 2026.
- ANSPDCP – Comunicat de presă 25.03.2026 (RENAULT COMMERCIAL ROUMANIE S.R.L.) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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4 Mar 2026 Schaeffler AGSchaeffler: deviation of quarterly figures from market expectations disclosed too late €180,000
The automotive supplier's business figures for the first quarter of 2024 deviated significantly from market expectations; this inside information was not disclosed without delay by means of an ad hoc announcement. BaFin imposed a fine.
Make a comparison of internal figures with the analyst consensus a fixed part of the quarterly process, so that significant deviations are immediately assessed for ad hoc disclosure obligations.
Recognising inside information in deviations from market expectations (controlling/IR)
- Authority / court
- Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin)
- Area of law
- Capital markets and financial supervision · Disclosure and reporting obligations
- Legal basis
- Art. 17 Abs. 1 UAbs. 1 MAR
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Automotive
- Published
- 26 Mar 2026
- Schaeffler AG: BaFin setzt Geldbuße fest Decision of an authority
- Bekanntmachung der BaFin zur Schaeffler AG (Maßnahmenansicht mit Rechtskraftvermerk) Official register or notice
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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12 Feb 2026 UAB „Manado“, MB „Parts ready“Manado and Parts ready: cartel in Vilnius public transport spare parts tender €41,080
In two tenders by ‘Vilniaus viešasis transportas’ for vehicle spare parts (May–October 2025), the dealers coordinated bids and prices, wrote the bids for each other and sent them from the same computer. The contracting entity reported the suspicion. Following acknowledgement (minus 15%), fines of 17,950 EUR (Manado) and 23,130 EUR (Parts ready). Source: archived copy of the press release.
Even jointly prepared bids by small dealers are a cartel – and contracting entities increasingly recognise such patterns.
Competition law in tenders
- Authority / court
- Konkurencijos taryba (Litauischer Wettbewerbsrat)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Cartels and collusion
- Legal basis
- Konkurencijos įstatymas (verbotene Vereinbarungen)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Automotive
- Mitigating circumstances
- Acknowledgement of the infringement (15% reduction)
- Published
- 12 Feb 2026
- Konkurencijos taryba, Pranešimas 2026-02-12 (Archivkopie web.archive.org von kt.gov.lt) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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19 Jan 2026 Continental Automotive Products SRLExcel list with sick notes circulated internally – Continental Automotive pays 15,000 EUR €14,997
An Excel file containing data from medical certificates of current and former employees was repeatedly circulated within the company; the company reported the incident itself. The Romanian data protection authority (ANSPDCP) imposed 25,455 lei (5,000 EUR) for breach of data minimisation and accountability and 50,911 lei (10,000 EUR) for insufficient security measures and ordered a monitoring and control procedure. Date = publication of the press release; according to the authority, the investigation was concluded in the previous month.
Employees’ health data do not belong in freely forwarded Excel lists – HR departments need fixed access limits.
Handling employees’ health data, e-mail distribution lists
- Authority / court
- Autoritatea Națională de Supraveghere a Prelucrării Datelor cu Caracter Personal (ANSPDCP)
- Area of law
- Data protection · Employee data
- Legal basis
- Art. 5 Abs. 1 lit. c und Abs. 2, Art. 32 Abs. 1 lit. b und Abs. 2 DSGVO
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Automotive
- Published
- 19 Jan 2026
Original amount 76,366 RON, converted at the ECB reference rate of 19 Jan 2026.
- ANSPDCP – Comunicat de presă 19.01.2026 (Continental Automotive Products SRL) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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15 Dec 2025 Exide, FET (inkl. Elettra), Rombat, EUROBAT (Clarios Kronzeuge)EU: 72 million EUR against starter battery manufacturers and the association EUROBAT €72m
From 2005 to 2017, the manufacturers of automotive starter batteries agreed, with the help of the association EUROBAT, to publish jointly calculated lead surcharges (EUROBAT premiums) and to use them in price negotiations with carmakers. Fines: Exide 30 million EUR, Rombat 20.218 million EUR, Elettra 15.594 million EUR, FET 6.11 million EUR, EUROBAT 125,000 EUR; Clarios escaped a fine as leniency applicant.
Suppliers may pass on raw material surcharges individually, but must never fix them in an industry-wide coordinated manner via association indices.
Joint raw material surcharges among competitors via association indices
- Authority / court
- Europäische Kommission
- Area of law
- Competition law · Cartels and collusion
- Legal basis
- Art. 101 AEUV, Art. 53 EWR-Abkommen
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Automotive
- Mitigating circumstances
- Leniency programme (Clarios 100 %, FET 50 %, Rombat 30 %); reduction for inability to pay for one company; payment in instalments
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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5 Dec 2025 Volvo Hungária Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Kft.; Seres Gépipari Kereskedelmi Kft.; GIF Modul Kft.; Interteher Kft.; Eurotrade Kft.; He Hans Eibinger Kft. (MUT Kft. ohne Buße nach Entschädigung)Refuse vehicle cartel: over 1.5 billion HUF, of which 270 million for obstructing the inspection €4.06m
In 2014–2015, chassis and body manufacturers allocated contracts and submitted cover bids in tenders for refuse collection and sewer cleaning vehicles. The Gazdasági Versenyhivatal (Hungarian Competition Authority, GVH) imposed cartel fines of 1,278.4 million HUF (of which 972.9 million on Volvo Hungária) and, in addition, a record procedural fine of 270 million HUF on Volvo Hungária for obstructing access to data secured during the inspection.
Regular meetings on ‘capacity planning’ with competitors are cartel evidence – and obstructing an inspection costs extra.
Bid rigging and conduct during inspections
- Authority / court
- Gazdasági Versenyhivatal (GVH)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Cartels and collusion
- Legal basis
- Ungarisches Wettbewerbsgesetz, Art. 101 AEUV (Submissionsabsprachen, Verfahrensbuße)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Automotive
- Culpability
- intentional
- Mitigating circumstances
- Admissions and leniency applications by most participants; MUT paid 116 million HUF in compensation to contracting authorities.
- Published
- 5 Dec 2025
Original amount 1,548,400,000 HUF, converted at the ECB reference rate of 5 Dec 2025.
- Kukásautó-kartellt tárt fel a GVH Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 2 · 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
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1 Apr 2025 BMW, Ford, Honda, Hyundai/Kia, Jaguar Land Rover, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Opel/GM, Renault/Nissan, Stellantis, Suzuki, Toyota, Volkswagen, Volvo, ACEA (Mercedes-Benz Kronzeuge)EU: 458 million EUR against carmakers and ACEA over end-of-life vehicle recycling cartel €457.9m
The Commission imposed fines of around 458 million EUR on 15 carmakers and the association ACEA. From 2002 to 2017, they had agreed not to pay dismantlers for recycling end-of-life vehicles and not to advertise recycling rates or recycled content; ACEA organised the meetings. Mercedes-Benz received full immunity as leniency applicant, and all parties reached a settlement (10 % reduction).
Agreements on purchasing terms or on refraining from advertising claims are also cartels – association meetings require antitrust supervision.
Agreements in association bodies; refraining from purchasing or advertising can also be a cartel
- Authority / court
- Europäische Kommission
- Area of law
- Competition law · Cartels and collusion
- Legal basis
- Art. 101 AEUV, Art. 53 EWR-Abkommen
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Automotive
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- Mitigating circumstances
- Leniency programme (Mercedes-Benz 100 %, Stellantis/Opel 50 %, Mitsubishi 30 %, Ford 20 %), 10 % settlement reduction, lesser involvement of Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Suzuki
- Commission fines car manufacturers and association €458 million over end-of-life vehicles recycling cartel (IP/25/881) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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9 Oct 2024 two Italian providers of small electric carsAGCM: providers of small electric cars remove ‘100 % green’ advertising Other
On the websites for two small electric cars, the providers advertised with ‘100 % sustainable’, ‘100 % Green’, ‘zero emissions’ and ‘zero environmental impact’ without taking into account life-cycle phases or the emissions from electricity generation. Following an intervention by Italy's competition and consumer protection authority (AGCM) by way of moral suasion, the claims were removed.
Even for electric vehicles, absolute claims such as ‘zero emissions’ are misleading if manufacturing and electricity generation are left out.
Blanket environmental promises for electric products
- Authority / court
- Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM)
- Area of law
- Environment and sustainability · Misleading environmental and sustainability claims
- Legal basis
- Codice del Consumo (unlautere Geschäftspraktiken)
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Automotive
- Mitigating circumstances
- Voluntary removal of the claims following the authority's intervention.
- Published
- 9 Oct 2024
- AGCM, Suche nach Entscheidungen (Entscheidung 2024) Decision of an authority
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Company name anonymised since 9 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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24 Sep 2024 a Slovenian vehicle importerVehicle importer: 650,000 EUR settlement for collusion on workshop contracts €650,000
In 2021, the Slovenian Competition Protection Agency (AVK) had found that a Slovenian importer of a car brand and four car dealerships had infringed the cartel prohibition in the repair and maintenance of vehicles of that brand for public contracting authorities. In a settlement procedure under the new competition act, the importer withdrew its action and received an administrative sanction of 650,000 EUR, payable in three instalments.
Authorised dealer networks must not coordinate on public contracts, even where contracting authorities require brand workshops.
Collusion between manufacturer and dealer network in tenders
- Authority / court
- Javna agencija Republike Slovenije za varstvo konkurence (AVK)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Cartels and collusion
- Legal basis
- Art. 6 ZPOmK-1 bzw. Art. 5 ZPOmK-2, Art. 101 AEUV; Vergleich nach Art. 95 ZPOmK-2
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Automotive
- Mitigating circumstances
- Settlement with a reduction of up to 20%; termination after the inspection, cooperation.
- Published
- 30 Sep 2024
- AVK, Entscheidungen (Übersicht) (Entscheidung 2024) Decision of an authority
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 5 · Company name anonymised since 24 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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9 Sep 2024 a Polish car importer and six companies from its dealer networkCar importer and dealer network: PLN 395.3m for market sharing and price fixing €92.4m
UOKiK found an agreement between a car importer and its dealer network that divided the market for passenger cars of the brand distributed by the importer in Poland and fixed prices. The fines on the companies total PLN 395,280,209.80: the importer PLN 331,021,284.64 and six dealer companies PLN 27,263,871.67, PLN 11,617,847.67, PLN 8,148,931.36, PLN 6,880,036.14, PLN 6,687,061.81 and PLN 3,661,176.51. Fines on natural persons are not included in the amount. The decision is not final.
Manufacturers and dealers must neither allocate customer territories among themselves nor coordinate resale prices; distribution rules should be checked under competition law in advance.
Territorial protection and price coordination in distribution networks
- Authority / court
- Prezes Urzędu Ochrony Konkurencji i Konsumentów (UOKiK)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Cartels and collusion
- Legal basis
- Art. 6 Abs. 1 Nr. 1 und 3 ustawa o ochronie konkurencji i konsumentów; Art. 101 Abs. 1 lit. a und c AEUV; Art. 106 Abs. 1 Nr. 1 und 2 ustawa o ochronie konkurencji i konsumentów
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- under appeal
- Sector
- Automotive
- Liability of senior managers
- Measures against individuals are not reported here.
Original amount 395,280,209.8 PLN, converted at the ECB reference rate of 9 Sep 2024.
- UOKiK, Entscheidungen des Präsidenten (Datenbank) (Entscheidung 2024) Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Company name anonymised since 9 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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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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5 Jun 2024 a German car dealerCar dealer: 12,866 EUR fine for breach of AML due diligence obligations €12,866
A fine of 12,866 EUR, final since 5 June 2024, was imposed on the motor vehicle dealer by the Arnsberg regional government (Bezirksregierung Arnsberg), as anti-money laundering supervisor for the non-financial sector, for breach of the due diligence obligations of the German Money Laundering Act (Geldwäschegesetz, GwG), and the company was publicly named.
Car dealerships must identify and document buyers for cash payments of 10,000 EUR or more – sales staff must know the threshold.
Customer identification when selling vehicles for cash
- Authority / court
- Bezirksregierung Arnsberg (Geldwäscheaufsicht Nichtfinanzsektor)
- Area of law
- Money laundering and terrorist financing · Customer due diligence
- Legal basis
- Geldwäschegesetz (Sorgfaltspflichten); Bekanntmachung nach § 57 GwG
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Automotive
- Bezirksregierung Arnsberg, Bekanntmachungen nach § 57 GwG (Liste) (Entscheidung 2024) Official register or notice
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 4 · Company name anonymised since 5 Jun 2026 · Direct link
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4 Jun 2024 an Austrian general importer of a car brandAustria: EUR 15m fine on a car importer for abusing market power over a dealer €15m
The Kartellgericht (Cartel Court) fined the Austrian general importer of a car brand 15 million EUR for abusing its dominant position (relative market power) over an authorised dealer from 2017 or 2018 until 22 March 2021. The court objected to bonuses tied to customer satisfaction surveys, deliberately inflated sales targets, low prices charged by group-owned dealers while the dealer was given unfavourable terms, warranty and guarantee work paid below cost, and costs for mystery shopping and audits passed on to the dealer. A final cease-and-desist order obtained by the dealer had preceded the fine.
Manufacturers and importers must check whether authorised dealers depend on them and, if so, scrutinise bonus, target and remuneration schemes particularly carefully for abuse.
Fair terms in dealer and workshop agreements
- Authority / court
- Oberlandesgericht Wien als Kartellgericht (Antrag der Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Abuse of market power
- Legal basis
- § 5 KartG; § 29 Abs. 1 Z 1 lit. a KartG
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Automotive
- Culpability
- intentional
- Repeat case
- no
- Published
- 20 Jan 2025
Checked against the official source on 2 Oct 2026 · Company name anonymised since 4 Jun 2026 · Direct link