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Austrian court favours dealers By John Mellor on 1st April 2021
AN AUSTRIAN court has instituted bans on French car-maker Peugeot after it found its national sales company in Austria had abused its power over a dealer in violation of Austrian and European laws.
The dealer, Peugeot Büchl, went to the Vienna Cartel Court alleging that Peugeot Austria was abusing its power over its business and that was putting Büchl at an economic disadvantage.
A decision was made against the general importer of Peugeot vehicles in Austria on May 12, 2020, but Peugeot appealed. The appeal has now been dismissed by the Supreme Cartel Court which has applied bans on the OEM curtailing the practices in the complaint.