The Commission, which oversees competition policy in the European Union, said it had identified that four separate cartels in which suppliers to Toyota (>> Toyota Motor Corp), Suzuki (>> Suzuki Motor Corp) and Honda (>> Honda Motor Co Ltd) coordinated over prices and markets and exchanged sensitive information between 2004 and 2010.

Tokai Rika (>> TOKAI RIKA CO., LTD.) was fined 1.8 million euros, Takata 12.7 million euros, Autoliv (>> Autoliv Inc.) 8.1 million euros, Toyoda Gosei (>> TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.) 11.3 million euros and Marutaka 156,000 euros.

($1 = 0.8508 euros)

(Reporting by Philip Blenkinsop)