Audi voluntarily admit the lenient penalty amounts or no more than 200 million | Audi _ news

Sun Mingxun

China Automobile anti-monopoly for the first ticket, not surprisingly, will fall upon the Faw-VW Audi, because of the penalties involved standards and accounting methods specific fines attracted the attention of the industry.

Yesterday, the first newspaper reporter was informed by the authorities, although there are no orders on the Faw-VW Audi specific penalties, but final tickets far from media reports of more than 1.8 billion yuan, "the ultimate penalty amount may be less than 200 million Yuan. "The pundits said.

Earlier media reports, according to Audi dealer sources, Faw-VW Audi fines will reach 1.8 billion yuan, and similarly, 11 dealers in Hubei fine amount ranges from 2.5 million dollars to 50 million dollars.

A few months ago, the Hubei provincial price Bureau identified Audi's monopoly local. On August 6, the national development and Reform Commission Li Pumin informed about it only emphasized the Secretary-General, Hubei provincial administration to identify, without extending its scope to the whole country.

According to the 46th and 47th of the Antimonopoly Act stipulates that business operators and monopolistic agreements or abusing a dominant market position, will be recovered by the anti-monopoly authority shall order it to stop illegal activities, confiscation of illegal income, and annual sales of more than 1% # 10% the following fines.

Reliable sources mentioned above, benefit from Audi and dealers for the first time collectively admit their mistakes and correct manner, and law enforcement agencies to encourage other car companies, "surrendered" and cooperating with the investigations into account, the Commission might not be willing to be illegal act characterized as a national monopoly. "It may refer only to penalties for Audi's sales in Hubei province. "The source said, while only 11 Hubei dealers punished is evidence, too, they will almost certainly be properly" taken care of ".

The first newspaper reporter learned that, on August 6, the national development and Reform Commission released the Audi's monopolistic practices. August 7, 11 Audi dealers in Hubei Province has been collective management in Beijing, together with the representatives of the Faw-VW Audi accepts interviewed by national development and Reform Commission. On August 8, the Faw-Volkswagen Faw-VW Audi Sales Division General Manager Zhang Pijie with Ge Shuwen Boshi, Executive Deputy General Manager, General Manager, as well as relevant regional market Director, then to the NDRC's price supervision and inspection with the anti-monopoly Bureau, reporting on the situation.

On August 11, the Audi issued a statement through the official website, recognized monopoly is illegal and is willing to accept the punishment.

Zhang Pijie said in a statement: "the problem, Faw-Volkswagen Audi has for the first time to take measures to stop illegal practices. Faw-Volkswagen Audi will sincerely accept the State Department's handling of the matter, and further strengthen the regulation and management of regional sales and service operations and prevent similar incidents from happening again. ”

Deng Zhisong, Dacheng Law firm partner has previously told the newspaper reporters said, according to China's anti-monopoly law standards, illegal enterprise able to recognize violations, and correct and to cooperate with the investigation, and creates conditions for its struggle for a lighter punishment.

Horizontal monopoly of first a "surrendered" who may 100% from punishment, second a, and third a may accept 50% of punishment; also, longitudinal monopoly of first a admitted errors and active tie survey and corrected violations who, also will get corresponding of relief punishment, but "Enterprise admitted and corrected violations, and law enforcement organ whether reduce punishment does not exists must relationship, specific also to see illegal enterprise of attitude, and and law enforcement organ of tie situation. In addition, the enterprises to implement action plan requires law enforcement authorities to adjudicate. "

06:23 August 14, 2014 First financial daily