- China's anti-trust regulator has found Mercedes-Benz (DDAIY) guilty of manipulating prices for after-sales services, says Reuters quoting the Xinhua news agency.
- The auto market and other industries have been under investigation in China, as the country increases its efforts to bring companies into compliance with its 2008 anti-monopoly law.
- The legislation allows China's National Development and Reform Commission, to impose fines of up to 10% of a company's Chinese revenues for the previous year.