Birla Tyres controversies
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2022
CCI fines tyre manufacturers for cartelisation
Fine or penalty
India's Competition Commission imposed penalties on Apollo Tyres, MRF, CEAT, JK Tyre and Birla Tyres for cartelisation and issued a cease-and-desist order. The regulator said the manufacturers exchanged price-sensitive data and made collective tyre-pricing decisions.
Source excerpt
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Wednesday said it has imposed penalties of Rs 425.53 crore on Apollo Tyres, Rs 622.09 crore on MRF, Rs 252.16 crore on CEAT, Rs 309.95 crore on JK Tyre and Rs 178.33 crore on Birla Tyres for indulging in cartelisation.
The Commission noted that the tyre manufactures had exchanged price-sensitive data amongst them through the platform of their association, namely, the Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association (ATMA), and had taken collective decisions on the prices of tyres,