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EU accuses German carmakers of blocking development of emissions cleaning technology

German auto industry giants Volkswagen (VW), BMW and Daimler have been accused by the European Union (EU) antitrust regulators of colluding to block the rollout of emissions cleaning technology.

The so-called Statement of Objections comes a year and a half after EU authorities first raided the offices of the three companies over reports of possible collusion. Last year, the European Commission (EC) announced it was opening an in-depth investigation.

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The EC said on Friday that it sent statements of objections to the companies, setting out the charges that they had breached EU antitrust rules from 2006 to 2014. The collusion took place during the carmakers technical meetings, it said.

“Daimler, VW and BMW may have broken EU competition rules. As a result, European consumers may have been denied the opportunity to buy cars with the best available technology,” said European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager.

The regulator has accused the three companies of colluding over two systems. According to the statement, between 2006 and 2014 they colluded to limit the use of Adblue in their selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems for diesel cars. The automakers conspired to delay or even avoid releasing Otto particle filters (OPF) which reduce petrol emissions between 2009 and 2014, it said.

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