Manufacturer · EUR 880m
Scania trucks cartel: claims open after the CJEU ruling
Scania fought its conviction to the highest level. The dismissal of its appeal in 2024 sealed the EUR 880 million fine and pushed back the limitation periods.
From refusing to settle in 2016 to an irrevocable conviction
In 2016, while Daimler, DAF, Volvo, Renault Trucks and Iveco settled with the European Commission, Scania refused to sign. The Commission pursued a separate investigation and, on 27 September 2017, imposed a fine of EUR 880 million.
Scania challenged the fine before the General Court of the European Union, then appealed to the Court of Justice. By its irrevocable ruling of 1 February 2024 in case C-251/22 P, the Court dismissed every ground raised.
That eight-year battle paradoxically gives hauliers the strongest legal footing in the whole case: the infringement is locked in at European level, and the starting point for limitation has been deferred. See our full analysis of the ruling.
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Scania series |
Use |
Eligible acquisition years |
|---|---|---|
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R series |
Long-haul, R380 to R560 and V8 |
2004 to 2014 |
|
4 series |
Earlier range, 114, 124, 144, 164 |
1997 to 2004 |
|
Streamline |
Optimised long-haul, Euro 6 |
2013 to 2014 |
|
G series |
Regional, distribution and construction |
2007 to 2014 |
|
P series |
Urban distribution and municipal work above 6 tonnes |
2004 to 2014 |
Why limitation runs to 2028-2029
Directive 2014/104/EU provides that the limitation period cannot begin to run until the decision finding the infringement has become final. Because Scania exhausted every appeal up to 2024, the starting point for the five-year period was formally deferred.
Hauliers therefore have a guaranteed window until 2028, and in some national courts 2029. By extension, this also benefits claims against the other brands in the cartel.
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.
Worked example: for a Scania R420 Topline bought new in 2006 at EUR 115,000 net, the 15 % overcharge is EUR 17,250. With twenty years of statutory interest at 4 % per year, the total recoverable amount reaches roughly EUR 37,775.
Eligibility check
Send us your invoices, lease agreements, registration documents or asset registers covering 1997 to 2014.
Audit and firm offer
Our lawyers and econometricians quantify your claim within four weeks.
Guided decision
You choose between a cash purchase of your claim within 30 days and litigation on a success-fee basis.
Payment released
The compensation is credited directly to your company bank account.
Frequently asked questions
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