Yamaha, Korg, Roland and others are being investigated in the UK for price fixing...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05...-manufacturers/

I have been saying for years that the way companies like Yamaha are forcing dealers to their pre-fixed prices is illegal in most parts of the world

It will be interesting to see how this ends.

Dealers can sell at whatever price they want. They can't ADVERTISE below a minimum price.
I think what the investigation is about is perhaps collusion between the companies to keep prices they sell to dealers at a higher level. Very interesting!

Suspicions confirmed! LOL! Maybe this effort will be "joined" by other countries... including the U.S. ...and maybe Bolivia! That oughta' show em!

I suspect, after all is said and done, this story will be about Lawyers, Barristers and those in the legal profession... getting more wealth. Sad.

Thanks for sharing the news.

I see Ketron are not being investigated in the UK...that is because they already had their dealer network 100% destroyed by an inability to set a price.

Looks like its game over for Yamaha, Korg and Roland dealers too as the internet companies are happy with their couple of % margin (or less in some cases). You cant run a dealership on those margins.