BMW employees smuggled more than 100 cars into Russia
The carmaker said the cars were shipped to Russia through its Hannover branch and that the perpetrators no longer belong to the company December 23, 2024 10:50 BMW admitted that some employees illegally sold new cars to Russia despite sanctions. The automaker claims it fired the employees because of their involvement in sales. More than 100 cars were smuggled into Russia before BMW discovered and stopped the activity. When Russia launched an offensive against Ukraine in early 2022, governments around the world responded with an unprecedented wave of sanctions. The measures include banning carmakers such as BMW from selling cars to Russia. Apparently some bad actors at the automakers are doing it anyway. BMW has now confirmed that the personnel involved have been fired. Gray market imports happen all the time. This is where third parties come in. In this case, that person would have the right to buy the BMW and be willing to sell it to a related…
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