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Who?
by company- Anonymised companies €1.65bn 33 % · 8 cases
- Hino Motors, Ltd. €1.48bn 30 % · 1 case
- Hino Motors, Ltd.; Hino Motors Manufacturing U.S.A., Inc.; Hino Motors Sales U.S.A., Inc. €1.02bn 20 % · 1 case
- BMW, Ford, Honda, Hyundai/Kia, Jaguar Land Rover, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Opel/GM, Renault/Nissan, Stellantis, Suzuki, Toyota, Volkswagen, Volvo, ACEA (Mercedes-Benz Kronzeuge) €457.9m 9 % · 1 case
- Volvo Group North America, LLC €168.7m 3 % · 1 case
- Ford, Volkswagen, BMW u. a. (10 Fahrzeughersteller sowie die Verbände ACEA und SMMT) €92.9m 2 % · 1 case
- Exide, FET (inkl. Elettra), Rombat, EUROBAT (Clarios Kronzeuge) €72m 1 % · 1 case
- Robert Bosch GmbH €31.2m 1 % · 1 case
- Denso Corporation €16.8m 0 % · 1 case
- ALD Automotive Italia S.r.l. €5m 0 % · 1 case
- 15 more€7.81m
When?
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| Q4 2024 | 0 | – |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | – |
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| Q3 2025 | 0 | – |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | – |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | – |
| Q2 2026 | 1 | €16.8m |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | – |
| Q4 2026 | 0 | – |
1 case
10 Jun 2026 Denso CorporationCADE: 100.79 million BRL against Denso over international wire harness cartel €16.8m
The Tribunal of the Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (CADE, Brazilian competition authority) unanimously fined Denso Corporation 100,787,523.05 BRL for taking part in an international cartel in wire harnesses and electrical and electronic automotive components with effects in Brazil. According to the rapporteur’s vote, Denso took part in price fixing, the allocation of projects, geographic market sharing and the exchange of sensitive information roughly between 2000 and 2008. For other participants the proceedings ended through leniency, settlements or for lack of evidence; CADE dismissed Denso’s motion for clarification (embargos) in August 2026. The amount and the facts have not been confirmed against the primary source.
International cartels are prosecuted in Brazil even long after they ended if they affected prices there.
International cartels in the automotive supply chain
- Authority / court
- Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (CADE), Tribunal Administrativo
- Area of law
- Competition law · Cartels and collusion
- Legal basis
- Lei nº 12.529/2011 (Lei de Defesa da Concorrência)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Automotive
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- Published
- 10 Jun 2026
Original amount 100,787,523.05 BRL, converted at the ECB reference rate of 10 Jun 2026.
- Diário Oficial da União, 17.06.2026 – Ata da 267ª Sessão Ordinária de Julgamento do CADE (10.06.2026), Processo Administrativo nº 08700.009029/2015-66 Official register or notice
- CADE – Cade aplica mais de R$ 100 milhões em multa por cartel internacional no mercado de chicotes elétricos (10.06.2026) Press release of an authority
- Diário Oficial da União, 18.08.2026 – CADE Ata nº 29 (Circuito Deliberativo Virtual): Embargos de Declaração Denso zurückgewiesen Official register or notice
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link