Manufacturer · EUR 494m

Iveco trucks compensation: your cartel claim

Italian manufacturer Iveco S.p.A. was fined EUR 494 million for its active part in the secret meetings that set gross price scales.

EUR 494m
Fine imposed on Iveco S.p.A.
13 %
Share of the cartel total
5
Ranges concerned
1997-2014
Eligible acquisition period

The findings against Iveco

The fine imposed on Iveco was EUR 494.19 million precisely. The European authorities proved that the Turin manufacturer’s management met competitors regularly to coordinate price scales across the single market.

Iveco also took part in the agreement to defer the timetable for introducing Euro 3 to Euro 6 emission control technology, and then to pass the cost of that equipment on to end buyers.

Iveco model

Range and use

Eligible acquisition years

Stralis

Long-haul, including Hi-Way and Hi-Road

2002 to 2014

Eurocargo

Urban and regional distribution above 6 tonnes

1997 to 2014

Trakker

Construction rigids and tractors

2004 to 2014

EuroTech and EuroStar

Earlier long-haul ranges

1997 to 2002

EuroTrakker

Earlier construction range

1997 to 2004

Iveco Capital, direct purchase or vehicle already sold

Eligibility depends neither on the contract type nor on whether the truck is still in your fleet. The rules are identical whatever the financing: see outright purchase or credit, leasing and hire purchase, long-term hire and trucks sold or scrapped.

How your claim is calculated

The original overcharge is only part of your claim. The decisive lever is the compounding of statutory late payment interest, accrued over twelve to twenty-eight years.

C = (Vb × α) × (1 + r)t
  • C: total claimable compensation, principal and late payment interest combined
  • Vb: gross list price or net acquisition value of the vehicle
  • α: artificial overcharge applied by the cartel, between 10 and 20 %
  • r: average statutory annual interest rate applied by the court, 3 to 5 %
  • t: number of years elapsed since the original invoice was paid

Worked example: for a Stralis 450 bought new in 2006 at EUR 95,000 net, the 15 % overcharge is EUR 14,250. With twenty years of statutory interest at 4 % per year, the total recoverable amount reaches roughly EUR 31,200.

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Eligibility check

Send us your invoices, lease agreements, registration documents or asset registers covering 1997 to 2014.

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Audit and firm offer

Our lawyers and econometricians quantify your claim within four weeks.

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Guided decision

You choose between a cash purchase of your claim within 30 days and litigation on a success-fee basis.

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Payment released

The compensation is credited directly to your company bank account.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. The lessee paid instalments calculated on an artificially inflated purchase price, which gives a full right to reparation.

Claim purchases and European collective actions relating to Iveco remain live until 2028-2029 depending on the court. See our analysis of the deadlines.

That is enough. Registration documents, fixed-asset registers or fleet insurance contracts prove ownership and allow the file to proceed.

The other sanctioned manufacturers

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