Global Crackdown Reveals Parts Suppiers Have Been Screwing Over Consumers For Decades

When a Japanese carmaker issued a tender for shock absorbers a few years ago for a model it planned to sell in Indonesia, two suppliers came back with bids that were "so obviously coordinated," said an executive at the automaker.

One supplier put in a slightly lower bid for front shock absorbers than its rival and a slightly higher bid for rear shocks, while its rival did the opposite. The intent was clear, recalled the carmaker's former parts procurement chief for Indonesia who is now back in Japan and didn't want to be named because of the sensitivity of the issue: they were dividing the contracts between them.

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MattDarringer - 8/29/2014 8:17:09 PM

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In the USA, German brands cheat customers the worst.

benzforlife - 8/30/2014 6:05:43 AM

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In USA American brands cheat people more. Shitty cars of Detroit sell parts that are more expensive than the car itself

MattDarringer - 8/30/2014 9:01:42 PM

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Talking out of your a$$ just stinks up the room.