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Company: Hitachi Automotive Systems Limited
Current Parent Company: Hitachi
Penalty: $2,210,769
Year: 2019
Date: October 11, 2019
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Violation Description: Hitachi agreed to pay $2.2 million to direct purchasers to resolve its role in multi-district litigation alleging it was involved in a conspiracy to fix prices of motor vehicle alternators.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Eastern District of Michigan
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 2:13cv701
Case Name: Alternators - Direct Purchaser Actions
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: Japan
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: diversified
Specific Industry of Current Parent: diversified
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