CAR PRICE REPORT

BY ALAN OSBORNNEW car prices still vary significantly between the 15 European Union countries, the European Commission said today (Monday) with continuing evidence that manufacturers were engaging in restrictive practices to prevent citizens buying vehicles more cheaply in anotherMember State.EU competition commissioner Mario Monti warned car companies that their behaviour "will be fully taken into account" when the Commission considered the future of the block exemption regulation, which permits exclusive dealerships, later this year.The latest Brussels survey ...


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