Automakers win delay from Brussels; Talks on crash parts monopoly postponed until September 6.(News)

Automotive News Europe,  June, 2004  by Saint-Seine, Sylviane de

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Byline: Sylviane de Saint-Seine

Automakers hope a new "friendlier" EU internal market commissioner will help them keep their lucrative crash parts sales monopoly in key European markets.

Automakers control 88 percent of the [euro]10 billion annual sales of crash parts in Europe, representing a large chunk of their profits. European lawmakers plan to liberalize design protection rules that currently prevent independent suppliers from selling body parts such as hoods, doors, bumpers, fenders and lights directly on the aftermarket in countries such as Germany and ...

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