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Mercedes-Benz to cop penalty over Takata airbag recall
Mercedes-Benz will face a penalty in ACCC proceedings alleging the luxury car maker exposed consumers to serious injury or death by failing to comply with obligations under a compulsory recall of potentially deadly Takata airbags.
Mercedes bullied car dealers, called them ‘baby piglets’, court told
Officials at the Mercedes-Benz Australia head office referred to car dealers as “baby piglets” in internal communications and threatened and bullied the retailers, a trial court has been told in a $650 million lawsuit over the car maker's decision to move to a fixed-price agency model.
Class action investigation targets Mercedes-Benz over recall
Mercedes-Benz is facing a potential class action over a recall affecting over 17,000 vehicles installed with faulty brake boosters.
Mercedes-Benz hits back at $650M lawsuit, says dealer agreements not ‘perpetual’
Mercedes-Benz has responded to a $650 million lawsuit by Australian dealers over its decision to move to a fixed-price agency model, saying it had a "legitimate commercial interest" in making the change and denying that dealer agreements were "perpetual" in their terms.
Mercedes-Benz hit with $650M lawsuit over dealer model change
German luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz has been hit with a $650 million lawsuit by Australian dealers over the company's decision to change to a fixed-price agency model.