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Comment: Global car-parts probes focus on bid-rigging, see carmakers helping officials

By Leah Nylen and Lewis Crofts ( January 24, 2012, 17:02 GMT | Comment) -- Antitrust investigators in North America, Europe and Asia are conducting one of the largest cartel probes in history, scrutinising the makers of automotive components, from the sound-system to the exhaust-pipe. Documents obtained from Canadian proceedings indicate that the investigations focus on bid-rigging, cover a wider product category than previously thought, and see carmakers like Toyota assisting the regulators.Washington and Brussels - Antitrust investigators in North America, Europe and Asia are conducting one of the largest cartel probes in history, scrutinising the makers of automotive components, from the sound-system to the exhaust-pipe....

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