A-level Paper 1, June 2019Markets and Business Behaviour

A-level Paper 1, June 2019, Q8

In October 2017 Scania, the Volkswagen-owned truck maker, was fined €880 million (£771 million) by the European Commission for colluding with five other truck manufacturers over a 14-year period. The firms had agreed to coordinate prices after experiencing additional costs of meeting emission regulations. With reference to an industry of your choice, evaluate why some firms engage in collusive behaviour.

EssayEvaluateOptional25 marks

Learn this question

Open a video explanation without leaving the question.

Specification topics

Revision notes

Question text © Pearson Edexcel, quoted for students' private study. Open the official papers and mark schemes from the links on each question.