WASHINGTON -- A Virginia man on Sept. 26 pleaded guilty in federal court to selling counterfeit General Motors automotive diagnostic devices used by mechanics to identify vehicle safety issues, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.
TRW Automotive Subsidiary Agrees to Plead Guilty to Safety Systems Price Fixing
WASHINGTON – TRW Deutschland Holding GmbH, a Germany-based subsidiary of U.S.-based TRW Automotive Holdings Corp., has agreed to plead guilty for its involvement in a conspiracy to fix prices of seatbelts, airbags and steering wheels. The parts were sold to two German automobile manufacturers and installed in cars sold in the U.S., the Department of Justice announced.