News / Boost for Scottish claimants' case against truck manufacturers in cartel

© Christian Lagereek

UK haulage firms suing truck manufacturers accused of operating a cartel to fix truck prices, received a boost to their case when a Scottish court ruled against defendants’ argument that they are protected by a time limitation.

In July 2016, the European Commission found that five of Europe’s largest truck manufacturers – MAN, DAF, Iveco, Volvo/Renault and Daimler – had taken part in a cartel between 1997 and 2011 with the aim of fixing prices for large and medium trucks.

A subsequent ...