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Netflix, Amazon.com face retail sales tax crackdown in Quebec

Bloomberg Quebec is getting serious about taxing Amazon.com Inc. and Netflix Inc. Canada’s second-most populous province said it would make the collection of the provincial sales tax mandatory for suppliers of goods and services based outside Quebec to put them on par with local rivals. Quebec expects the measures will enable it to recover C$155 million ($120 million) in lost ...

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BMW sued in US over diesel emissions fraud

Bloomberg BMW AG joined the growing list of carmakers sued by US drivers for installing software designed to cheat diesel-emissions tests. Drivers of “tens of thousands” of X5 and 335D model diesel cars built between 2009 and 2011 sued BMW and its technology supplier, Robert Bosch GmbH, alleging they installed algorithms designed to manipulate testing systems, using methods similar to ...

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Melrose makes promises in last-ditch pitch for GKN

Bloomberg Melrose Industries Plc made a last-ditch effort to allay concerns over whether it would be the right owner of GKN Plc as the battle for the UK engineering company takes on a political dimension a day before its 8 billion-pound ($11 billion) hostile offer runs out. “Melrose fully stands behind its plan to work for the improvement of not ...

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