Scania appeals against judgment by the EU General Court in the case of alleged violations of EU antitrust rules
In a judgment rendered earlier this year, the General Court of the EU found in favour of the EU Commission that Scania had violated EU antitrust rules. Scania has now appealed against this judgment, to the European Court of Justice.
On 27 September 2017, the European Commission adopted a decision holding Scania liable to pay a fine of more than 880 MEUR for allegedly having participated in inappropriate exchanges of information and collusion with other European truck manufacturers with regard to pricing and the introduction of emissions technologies during the period of 1997-2011.
Scania appealed to the General Court later the same year. On 2 February 2022, the General Court rendered a judgment that confirmed the EU Commission’s findings against Scania, dismissed Scania’s appeal entirely and upheld the amount of fines as set by the EU Commission.
Scania still contests all findings of the EU Commission, as subsequently confirmed by the General Court, and maintains that the company neither entered into any pan-European agreement with other manufacturers with regard to pricing, nor colluded to delay the introduction of new engines compliant with EU legislation for exhaust emissions.
Scania therefore filed an appeal on 8 April 2022 against the General Court’s judgment, to the European Court of Justice as the last court of instance in the EU.
For further information, please contact:
Erik Bratthall, Corporate Public and Media Relations Manager, Scania
Phone: +46 76 724 45 27
E-mail: erik.bratthall@scania.com
Scania is a world-leading provider of transport solutions. Together with our partners and customers we are driving the shift towards a sustainable transport system. In 2021, we delivered 85,930 trucks, 4,436 buses as well as 11,786 industrial and marine power systems to our customers. Net sales totalled to over SEK 146 billion, of which over 20 percent were services related. Founded in 1891, Scania now operates in more than 100 countries and employs some 54,000 people. Research and development are mainly concentrated in Sweden. Production takes place in Europe and Latin America with regional product centres in Africa, Asia and Eurasia. Scania is part of TRATON GROUP. For more information visit: www.scania.com.
