{"id":1279,"date":"2022-04-21T00:10:56","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T00:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.claimsmatch.co\/index.php\/settlement\/automotive-parts-price-fixing-class-action-settlements\/"},"modified":"2022-04-21T02:46:53","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T02:46:53","slug":"automotive-parts-price-fixing-class-action-settlements","status":"publish","type":"settlement","link":"https:\/\/www.claimsmatch.co\/settlement\/automotive-parts-price-fixing-class-action-settlements\/","title":{"rendered":"Automotive Parts Price-Fixing Class Action Settlements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you purchase a new qualifying vehicle in between 1996 to 2016 with more than real value?<\/p>\n<p>If yes, file a claim under automotive parts price-fixing lawsuit. You will get compensation for the same.<\/p>\n<p>One of the plaintiffs filed the case in the court against makers of automotive parts. According to the lawsuit, the makers involved in a&nbsp;price-fixing scheme.<\/p>\n<p>The automotive parts price-fixing lawsuit involves consumers and businesses. Those who purchased\/leased qualifying new vehicles or automotive parts.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Parts of vehicles covered in litigation:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Air conditioning systems, alternators, and automotive bearings.<\/li>\n<li>Wire harness system, electrically powered steering assemblies.<\/li>\n<li>Heater control panel, instrument panel cluster, and inverter<\/li>\n<li>A motor generator.<\/li>\n<li>Occupant safety restraint systems, and power window.<\/li>\n<li>radiators, spark plugs, and window wiper systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The two rounds of settlements have been reached with defendants.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Following is the list of defendants of \u201cround 1 settlement\u201d.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Autoliv Inc., Autoliv ASP Inc., Autoliv B.V. &amp; Co. KG,and Autoliv Safety Technology Inc.<\/li>\n<li>Autoliv Japan Ltd.<\/li>\n<li>Fujikura Ltd. and Fujikura Automotive America LLC<\/li>\n<li>Hitachi Automotive Systems Ltd.<\/li>\n<li>Kyungshin-Lear Sales and Engineering LLCLear Corporation<\/li>\n<li>Nippon Seiki Co. Ltd., N.S. International Ltd. and New Sabina Industries Inc.<\/li>\n<li>Panasonic Corporation and Panasonic Corporation of North America<\/li>\n<li>Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd., and Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd.<\/li>\n<li>Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems Inc., and Sumitomo Wiring Systems (U.S.A.) Inc.<\/li>\n<li>RAD Co. Ltd and T.RAD North America Inc.<\/li>\n<li>TRW Deutschland Holding GmbH and TRW Automotive Holdings Corporation<\/li>\n<li>Yazaki and Yazaki North America Inc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Following is the list of defendants involved in \u201cround 2 settlement\u201d.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd. and Aisin Automotive Casting LLC<\/li>\n<li>DENSO Corporation, DENSO International Korea Corporation<\/li>\n<li>DENSO Automotive Deutschland GmbH and&nbsp; ASMO North America LLC.<\/li>\n<li>ASMO Greenville of North Carolina Inc., and ASMO Manufacturing Inc.<\/li>\n<li>Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd. and American Furukawa Inc.<\/li>\n<li>Electech Inc., G.S. Wiring Systems Inc., and G.S.W. Manufacturing Inc.<\/li>\n<li>LEONI Wiring Systems Inc. and Leonische Holding Inc.<\/li>\n<li>Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric US Holdings Inc.<\/li>\n<li>Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America Inc.<\/li>\n<li>NSK Ltd., NSK Americas Inc., NSK Steering Systems Co. Ltd. NSK Steering Systems America Inc.<\/li>\n<li>Omron Automotive Electronics Co. Ltd.<\/li>\n<li>Schaeffler Group USA Inc.<\/li>\n<li>Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd. and DTR Industries Inc.<\/li>\n<li>Tokai Rika Co. Ltd. and TRAM Inc. d\/b\/a Tokai Rika U.S.A. Inc.<\/li>\n<li>Valeo Japan Co. Ltd. on behalf of itself and Valeo Inc. Valeo Electrical Systems Inc. Valeo Climate Control Corp.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some defendants have announced settlement but some had made no settlement yet.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>List of defendants who made the settlement<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>June 15, 2017, Koito announced $22.99 million to settle the claims against them.<\/li>\n<li>June 20, 2017, Diamond Electric&nbsp; give $5.396 million settlement<\/li>\n<li>Oct. 2, 2017, Mitsuba agreed to pay $72 million settlement resolving claims.<\/li>\n<li>On Feb. 27, 2018, a federal judge preliminarily approved a Calsonic $11M.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And, the total settlement reaches more than $1 billion.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Eligibility for Claim:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Class Members who bought or lease any qualifying vehicle in the U.S&nbsp; from 1996 to 2016. Those who replace their vehicle parts between the said time.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Deadline To File Claim:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>03\/16\/2017<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.gcginc.com\/yaa\/LandingPage.aspx?FormType=CLM&amp;_ga=1.54869739.1538763457.1448901307#!\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to file a claim!<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Potential Award: <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>To be determined.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Details of the Filed Case<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Case Name: <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In re Automotive Parts Antitrust Litigation,<\/p>\n<p>Case No. 2311, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Final Hearing:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Round 1 Settlement: 5\/11\/2016<\/p>\n<p>Round 2 Settlement: 4\/19\/2017<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Claims Administrator:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Auto Parts Settlements<br \/>\nc\/o&nbsp;Garden City Group (GCG)<br \/>\nP.O. Box 10163<br \/>\nDublin, OH 43017-3163<br \/>\n1-877-940-5043<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autopartsclass.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> for more information!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you purchase a new qualifying vehicle in between 1996 to 2016 with more than real value? If yes, file a claim under automotive parts price-fixing lawsuit. You will get compensation for the same. One of the plaintiffs filed the case in the court against makers of automotive parts. 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