Japanese car parts manufacturer NGK Spark Plug (NGK) pleaded guilty today to one count of bid-rigging for participating in an international conspiracy and was fined CA$550,000 (US$431,239) by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
A Competition Bureau investigation determined that NGK entered into illegal agreements with another supplier of spark plugs. The companies conspired to determine who would win certain calls for bids issued by the General Motors Company in 2005.
Since April 2013, Competition Bureau investigations involving car parts have resulted in over CA$84.7 million (US$66.4 million) in fines imposed by the courts in Canada.
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