Investigation About Used Vehicle Sales Platforms

The Competition Authority is one of the four major companies actively serving in Turkey. to second-hand vehicle-sales platform announced an investigation. In the statements made by the institution, it was stated that the findings obtained were sufficient for the investigation. The Competition Authority has passed the Law No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition of the mentioned platforms. whether you violate will review.

In the statement of the Competition Authority, the investigation My Car.com, Vava Cars, letgo and Car Basket specified to be specific. These companies are accused of violating Article 4 of the law. Alright What does clause 4 say?? Let’s take a closer look at both the relevant article and the Competition Authority’s statement on the subject.

What does article 4 of the Law on the Protection of Competition say?

Article 4 of the Law No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition is explained as follows:

Article 4- Agreements between undertakings that have the purpose of directly or indirectly preventing, distorting or restricting competition in a particular good or service market, or that have or may cause such an effect, concerted actions and associations of undertakings such decisions and actions are illegal and prohibited.

These situations are, in particular:

• The purchase or sale price of goods or services, factors such as cost and profit that make up the price, and any purchase or sale conditions. to be detected,
• The division of markets for goods or services and the use of any market resources or elements sharing or control,
• Controlling the amount of supply or demand for a good or service or their determination outside the market,
• Making it difficult or restricting the activities of rival undertakings or taking the undertakings operating in the market out of the market by boycott or other behaviors, or blocking,
• Except for exclusive dealership, to persons in equal status for equal rights, obligations and actions. application of different conditions,
• Purchasing a good or service together with another good or service contrary to the nature of the agreement or commercial practices. making it mandatory or placing a good or service demanded by buyers in the position of an intermediary enterprise on the condition of displaying another good or service by the buyer, or putting forward the conditions regarding the re-supply of a offered good or service,

In cases where the existence of an agreement cannot be proven, the price changes in the market or the balance of supply and demand or the activity areas of the undertakings, competition is hinderedBeing similar to those in markets where it is disrupted or restricted constitutes a presumption that undertakings are in concerted practice.

Each party takes concerted action on condition that it is based on economic and rational facts. that there is no can avoid liability by proving

The Competition Authority’s statement is as follows:

“Operating in the purchase and sale of second-hand passenger cars through online platforms, Arabam Com Internet and Information Services Inc., Vava Cars Turkey Otomotiv A.Ş., Car Basket Automotive IT Consultancy Services Industry and Trade Inc. and Letgo Mobile Internet Services and Trade Inc.The preliminary investigation was concluded by the Competition Board on the allegation that various practices violated Article 4 of the Law on the Protection of Competition No. 4054.

The Competition Board, which discussed the information, documents and findings obtained in the preliminary research at its meeting dated 21.07.2022, considering the findings serious and sufficient; Arabam Com Internet and Information Services Inc., Vava Cars Turkey Otomotiv A.Ş., Araba Sepeti Otomotiv Bilişim Danışmanlık Hizmetleri Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. and Letgo Mobil Internet Services and Trade Inc. about to open an investigationwith the number 22-33/528-M.”