{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Truck Cartel","description":"The term truck cartel refers to the price-fixing arrangement among several European truck manufacturers established by the European Commission in 2016 and 2017. MAN, Daimler (today Mercedes-Benz Group), Volvo/Renault, Iveco and DAF coordinated gross list prices and the cost of new emissions technology between 1997 and 2011; Scania was fined separately in 2017. The Commission's fines totalled around EUR 3.8 billion. Buyers of trucks from that period can claim civil damages for the cartel-related ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/truck-cartel","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-29T12:09:04.797995","citation":"https://www.justiz.bayern.de/gerichte-und-behoerden/landgericht/muenchen-1/presse/2026/17.php","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/truck-cartel","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Truck Cartel · The term truck cartel refers to the price-fixing arrangement among several European truck manufacturers established by the European Commission in 2016 and 2017. · Quelle: https://www.justiz.bayern.de/gerichte-und-behoerden/landgericht/muenchen-1/presse/2026/17.php"}