BMW, Daimler, VW Win Antitrust Appeal Over ‘No Arms Race’ Claims

BMW AG, Daimler AG, and Volkswagen AG secured their escape Tuesday from antitrust litigation over their alleged scheme to avoid an “arms race” over clean diesel and electric vehicles, when a federal appeals court in San Francisco upheld a ruling tossing the case.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a brief memorandum order affirming a decision by Judge Charles R. Breyer, who last year dismissed the proposed “direct purchaser” class action brought in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of U.S. car dealerships.

The appeals court rejected allegations ...