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| Car firms fined for withholding recycling information | Car firms fined for withholding recycling information |
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| Ten carmakers and two industry groups have been fined a combined total of nearly £78m for withholding information about vehicle recycling. | Ten carmakers and two industry groups have been fined a combined total of nearly £78m for withholding information about vehicle recycling. |
| BMW, Ford, Jaguar Land Rover, Peugeot Citroen, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Renault, Toyota, Vauxhall, and Volkswagen, and two trade bodies were fined by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). | |
| The carmakers and trade groups were found to have agreed to withhold information from customers regarding the amount of their cars that could actually be recycled. | The carmakers and trade groups were found to have agreed to withhold information from customers regarding the amount of their cars that could actually be recycled. |
| With the exception of Renault, the carmakers also agreed they would not tell customers what percentage of their cars were made from recycled materials. | |
| The CMA said most of the carmakers involved did this for 15 years from 2002. | |
| Eight of the manufacturers are also said to have made a "buyers' cartel", meaning they agreed not to pay companies to handle the recycling of their customers' vehicles once the cars were considered at the end of their lives. | |
| Both the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) and the Society of Motor Manufacturers (SMMT) were involved in these agreements which breach EU law, the CMA said. | |
| Carmakers are legally required to include details on recyclability in their adverts so customers can take this into account before buying. | |
| All of the carmakers and industry bodies involved, apart from Mercedes-Benz, which has been granted immunity from penalties, have now settled with the CMA. | |
| That means they admitted to taking part in this illegal behaviour and agreed to pay the fines. |