On November 25, 2019, NCLAT dismissed an appeal filed against an
order of CCI1 dated May 30, 2018 which rejected
allegations of abuse of dominance against BMW India Private Limited
('BMW') and BMW India Financial Services
Private Limited ('BMW
IFSPL').2
The appeal was filed by Parsoli Motors Works Private Limited
('Appellant), which was a dealer for BMW
vehicles for Gujarat since 2011. The Appellant inter alia contended
that BMW abused its dominant position by (i) terminating the
Appellant's dealership without affording it sufficient time to
exit; and (ii) allowing dealers from outside Gujarat to sell
BMW's cars in Gujarat which led to a financial loss to the
Appellant as well as the state exchequer.