John Deere 支付農民9900萬美元解決被指壟斷維修爭議
背景與爭議
John Deere 被指控壟斷農機維修服務,其拒絕向第三方提供診斷工具,導致農民無法自行維修農機,進而限制市場競爭。
和解內容
John Deere 已同意支付9900萬美元,作為解決一項類別訴訟的和解金,該訴訟指控其壟斷維修服務。
根據和解協議,這筆資金將用於補償符合資格的農民,這些農民曾向John Deere的授權經銷商支付維修費用,時間範圍從2018年1月開始。
未來承諾
作為和解的一部分,John Deere 將在未來10年內,向第三方開放數位診斷、維護與維修工具,以促進市場競爭與農民自主維修能力。
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