June 15, 2020
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will be paying $4.2 million to escape claims brought by a luxury motor home designer that it helped fix the price of vehicle air conditioner units, if a Michigan federal judge decides to bless the settlement.
November 22, 2019
A Michigan federal judge has signed off on Sanden Corp.'s $3.65 million deal to end proposed class claims that it conspired to rig the prices of vehicle air conditioning systems, leaving Mitsubishi as the sole auto parts maker remaining in the protracted antitrust case over AC units.
October 03, 2019
A Michigan federal judge has denied a request by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to dismiss an antitrust suit by a luxury motor home company that accuses it of conspiring to rig the prices of vehicle air conditioning systems, saying the auto parts maker participated in the conspiracy and drove up prices.
July 19, 2019
A Michigan federal judge on Friday tentatively approved Mahle Behr's $5.5 million deal to end proposed class claims it conspired to rig the prices of vehicle air conditioning systems in sprawling antitrust multidistrict litigation involving global auto parts manufacturers.
April 23, 2019
Japanese auto parts maker Calsonic will pay $7.9 million to end claims it took part in a conspiracy to rig the cost of vehicle air conditioner units, if a Michigan federal judge approves the deal reached with AC buyers.
March 22, 2019
A luxury motorhome designer fought back against an attempt to can its suit accusing Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and another Japanese auto parts maker of conspiring to fix the price of vehicle air conditioner units, asking a Michigan federal judge to toss it based on "two irrelevant, self-serving declarations."
February 12, 2019
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and another Japanese auto parts maker fired back at a luxury motorhome company's allegations that the manufacturers conspired to fix prices for vehicle air conditioning systems, telling a Michigan federal judge that they never made AC parts for recreational vehicles.