Firms warned on data sharing risks
28 August 2012
Purchasers risk breaking competition rules if they fail to review their methods for gathering and sharing sector information, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
The move follows the SMMT changing how it gathers data in order not to fall foul of the rules. Members of the society, a trade association for manufacturers and component suppliers, include Ford and Vauxhall.
For April’s quarterly sales forecast onwards, economists and representatives from motor firms will send their information to the SMMT, which will use it to...