On Wednesday 8 March, European Commission sanctioned six suppliers of vehicle components used in air-conditioning and engine cooling for their involvement in a cartel. The six companies in question coordinated prices and allocated markets and exchanged sensitive information on the supply of air conditioning and cooling components to certain car builders within the European Economic Area.
The first cartel ran between 2005 and the end of 2009, between Behr (Germany), Denso (Japan) and Valeo...