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BMW, Daimler and VW are being investigated to see if they agreed to restrict emissions control systems. Via Graham Watson 
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German car maker admits its guilt on three charges arising from the diesel emissions scandal.
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Judge issues order to follow deal with justice department after VW admits 600,000 cars were programmed to turn on pollution controls during testing
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Massive news in the car industry, in that EU authorities are looking into the possibility that leading German manufacturers colluded in agreeing to restrict emission controls systems prior to the VW scandal.
It's not beyond the realms of possibility: the oligopolistic market structure might sometimes result in collusive outcomes and it would benefit the firms if it reduced their costs of investing in 'clean' technology.
My only observation is that, by now, the firms will have had plenty of time to construct a counter case, and I'd also be sceptical about the existence of all of the evidence after this time.