Competition Appellate Tribunal Court February 2014 Judgments

Exclusive Motors Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Automobili Lamborghini Spa and Another

Court: Competition Appellate Tribunal

V.S. Sirpurkar, Chairman. 1. The appellant - M/s. Exclusive Motors Pvt. Ltd. has challenged an order passed by Competition Commission of India (hereinafter referred to as "CCI") under Section 26(2), holding that there was no prima-facie case and closing the same. 2. The appellant-informant had claimed in the information that the appellant-informant was in the business of importing and selling Super Sports Cars in the territory of Delhi. It was inter-alia alleged that the opposite party Automobili Lamborghini S.P.A was the manufacturer of Super Sports Car. The opposite party is a subsidiary of Audi AG, which in turn is a part of Volkswagen Group, which Group is stated to own majority of luxury brands such as Audi, SEAT, Lamborghini, Volkswagen, Skoda, Bentley, Bugatti and Porsche. It was alleged that the appellant-informant was appointed as an importer and dealer of Super Sports Car manufactured by opposite party by way of an agreement dated 01.11.2005. The appellant-informant had alleg...