GM – NETHERLANDS – AUTO EXPORT RESTRICTION CASE APPEAL – ECJ
November 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALLGENERAL Motors BV (formerly General Motors Nederland BV) and Opel Nederland BV, of the Netherlands, look set to lose a second appeal against being fined over preventing their dealers exporting to other European Union (EU) member countries. This was found by the European Commission a breach of EU freedom of trade laws, and sparked a Euro 43 million fine to the companies. Opel/GM appealed and the European Court of Justice's (ECJ) Court of First Instance reduced the fine to Euro 35.47 million. The company appealed again, but ECJ advocate general ...
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