The Commission's decision against five car manufacturers for having colluded on emissions technology standards is just that: a novel case on 'green' cooperation gone bad. A fine of EUR 875 million was imposed for this 'tech cartel'. According to the Commission, the regular discussions between Daimler, BMW, Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche on the development of technology to reduce harmful emissions from diesel cars exceeded their legitimate scope. During these technical meetings, the car manufacturers agreed not to compete on emission cleaning beyond the EU's minimum emissions standards, despite having the technology available to do so.