The European Commission has fined Automotive
Lighting and Hella EUR27 million for their participation in a cartel relating
to car lighting systems.
The decision was reached under the
cartel settlement procedure, resulting in a reduction of 10% in fines.
Valeo received full immunity from
fines under the 2016 Leniency Notice.
The Commission found that for over three
years the companies co-ordinated prices and other trading conditions for the
supply of vehicle lighting systems. They
also coordinated price increase on spare parts and co-ordinated how long after mass
production they would end contractual availability of the relevant spare parts.
The Commission has already found
competition law infringements in several auto parts markets. The latest decision is the first involving replacement
parts for cars that are out of production.
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