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published in(发表于) 2014/8/12 2:39:11
Audi’s China admits illegal monopoly behavior， and expressed willingness to be punished

Audi's China admits illegal monopoly behavior, and expressed willingness to be punished-Audi, antitrust, antitrust-IT news Audi's China admits illegal monopoly behavior, and expressed willingness to be punished

Reporter learned 11th, Audi admit its illegal monopoly behavior, and expressed a willingness to accept punishment. This is by far the first automakers to freely admit that monopoly is illegal, other car makers have lowered their prices in response to antitrust enforcement.

It is reported that on 8th, Faw-Volkswagen Faw-VW Audi Sales Division General Manager Zhang Pijie with Ge Shuwen Boshi, Executive Deputy General Manager, General Manager, as well as relevant regional market leader, to the NDRC's price supervision and inspection with the anti-monopoly Bureau, reporting on the situation.

At the end of last July, Faw-VW Audi announced initiative to cut prices on domestic models of original equipment parts. "The sum of the component prices and vehicle sales-price ratio" (hereinafter "zero") is also reduced, with the China-made Audi a 6L, for example, the model of the "zero" dropped from 411% to 291%, users in the use and the maintenance cost will be reduced accordingly.

Shortly thereafter, the national development and Reform Commission to notify, Shanghai municipal development and Reform Commission on investigation of Hubei provincial administration for Chrysler, Audi, is coming to an end. Identification of Audi cars in Hubei had convened the 4S shops, uniform prices for spare parts and maintenance. Antitrust branch of Jiangsu Provincial Bureau for five cities such as Suzhou, Wuxi antitrust investigation of Mercedes-Benz dealers.

In this regard, Zhang Pijie said: "response to emerging issues, Faw-Volkswagen Audi has for the first time to take measures to stop illegal practices. Faw-Volkswagen Audi will sincerely accept the State Department's handling of the matter, and further strengthen the regulation and management of regional sales and service operations and prevent similar incidents from happening again. ”

Executive Vice President and Secretary General of the China Association of automobile manufacturers said Dong Yang told Xinhua in an interview, when automakers tend to wait until the relevant sector attacks until their monopolistic price practices somewhat. As a business, should strike a balance between consumers and their interests on the one hand, it should not be unfair to pursue high profits while reflects on Department law enforcement frequencies are too low, led directly to the formation of this phenomenon.

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