Insights from the Gamers Nexus episode “The Hard Drive Cartel | Criminal Conspiracy & Price Fixing”, published July 12, 2026.
Major suspension assembly manufacturers, including TDK and NHK Spring, allegedly conspired for over a decade to fix prices and allocate market share. By coordinating bids and driving out competition, these firms artificially inflated costs for consumers globally, a scheme now validated by multiple international antitrust investigations and a certified class-action lawsuit.
Topics: Antitrust, Hard Drives, Price Fixing, Supply Chain, Corporate Law