Mercedes-Benz had internally flagged its Australian legal liabilities could reach as much as €500 million ($752.9 million) should it push on with its agency model rollout, with court documents showing it had compiled a hit-list of local dealerships it would ‘terminate’.
The decisions indicate the German car giant expected legal pushback despite insisting it would wait for dealership approval before switching business models.
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Jessica Sier is the North Asia Correspondent for The Australian Financial Review. She is based in Tokyo, Japan. Jessica has previously written on technology, global capital markets and economics. Connect with Jessica on Twitter. Email Jessica at jessica.sier@afr.com
