In the same colluding charge, manufacturers Daimler, Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche are all charged as well. Even so, while still fighting to prove its innocence, BMW has set aside a provision in case it will get a fine from the EU. The provision was announced earlier this year and is set at more than 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) at the moment. This meant profits had to suffer this year but the company still has some of the best financial results in the industry up until this moment. Whether that will be enough or not remains to be seen. We're also quite far from a definitive decision in this case, with the case still in development. Whether BMW is found guilty or not and what it is found guilty of (be it colluding or for usage of defeat devices) the fine could very well be smaller or nonexistent as the Bavarians sure hope right now. After all, that money could very well be put to good use, to develop more tech for future EVs. [Source: WirtschaftsWoche ]