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Antitrust: Commission adopts revised competition rules for motor vehicle distribution

  • 27-05-2010 1:23pm
    #1
    Scofflaw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,283 ✭✭✭✭


    From the EU Ireland mailing list, and possibly of interest:
    The European Commission has adopted new competition rules for agreements between vehicle manufacturers and their authorised dealers, repairers and spare parts distributors.

    The new rules will see an end to practices by manufacturers such as cancelling a car's warranty when the car gets an oil-change or service by a mechanic who does not belong to their network.

    And the rules will increase competition in the market for repair and maintenance by giving independent mechanics access to technical information needed for the repairs and by making it easier to use alternative spare parts.

    This means that the Commission can now tackle manufacturers' abuse of warranties when they demand that cars are serviced only in authorised garages. The Commission says that the new rules will also reduce distribution costs for new cars by getting rid of overly complicated and restrictive rules.

    The new rules will come into force on 1 June 2010 as concerns the repair and maintenance markets, and on 1 June 2013 with regard to the vehicle sales markets and will be valid until 31 May 2023.

    More information: http://ec.europa.eu/competition/sectors/motor_vehicles/legislation/legislation.html

    Useful, or not so useful?

    cordially,
    Scofflaw


Comments

  • #2
    rev2.0
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 235 ✭✭rev2.0


    This happened a few years ago with block exemption if i'm not mistaken?


  • #3
    si_guru
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,347 ✭✭✭si_guru


    rev2.0 wrote: »
    This happened a few years ago with block exemption if i'm not mistaken?

    I thought so too. In the UK for sure.


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