Renault Korea Ordered to Take Corrective Measures for Unfair Practices against Dealers | Be Korea-savvy

Renault Korea Ordered to Take Corrective Measures for Unfair Practices against Dealers


The antitrust regulator has decided to order Renault Korea Motors Co. to take corrective steps for excessively charging its dealerships for urgent orders of auto parts. (Image courtesy of Renault Korea)

The antitrust regulator has decided to order Renault Korea Motors Co. to take corrective steps for excessively charging its dealerships for urgent orders of auto parts. (Image courtesy of Renault Korea)

SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire)The antitrust regulator said Wednesday it has decided to order Renault Korea Motors Co. to take corrective steps for excessively charging its dealerships for urgent orders of auto parts.

The South Korean unit of Renault S.A. had levied a combined 394.64 million won (US$289,935) in penalties against 305 authorized dealerships between June 2012 and December 2022 for placing urgent orders for key auto components when they needed to receive them within around 24 hours, according to the Fair Trade Commission.

The automaker excessively raised parts prices for these urgent orders, which affected the dealerships’ sales margins unfairly, though their contracts do not stipulate such an adjustment.

“Renault unduly used its position to cause disadvantages to dealers,” the FTC said. “We will continue to monitor such practices and sternly enforce regulations in case of any recurrences.”

(Yonhap)

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You may use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>