The Japan Fair Trade Commission is said to have set an excessive quota for dealers and forced them to buy the number of cars that could not be achieved by the Japanese subsidiary of the German car maker "BMW". It was revealed that it was certified.
In September, BMW's Japanese subsidiary "BM W" set an excessive quota for domestic dealers, made them buy the number of cars that could not be achieved, and registered a new car in the name of the dealer. He has been conducting on-site inspections and investigations on suspicion of violating the Antimonopoly Act, saying that he had requested that he do so.
According to the Japan Fair Trade Commission, similar behavior was confirmed in about 40 of the approximately 60 stores.
Regarding this, on the 12th, the Fair Trade Commission announced that it had approved the improvement measures voluntarily submitted by BMW to prevent recurrence.
The act that was suspected of violating was canceled in December, so in the improvement measures, the sales target should be reasonable in consultation with the dealer, and the dealer complains of trouble. It includes the establishment of an external window so that it can be used.
As a result, no cease and desist order will be issued, but if the remedial measures are not implemented, the certification will be revoked.
BMW commented, "We take the certification seriously. We have already started to implement the certified plan and will continue to comply with it."