On the 7th, the Fair Trade Commission ruled that Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.'s unilateral reduction in the price paid to more than 30 subcontractor parts manufacturers by approximately 3 billion yen at the time of delivery violates the Subcontract Act. We have issued recommendations to prevent recurrence.
According to the Fair Trade Commission, over a period of at least two years up until April last year, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. unilaterally deducted a number of pre-arranged delivery fees from 36 subcontractor manufacturers that manufacture tires, wheels, engine parts, etc. This means that the payment was made after deducting the percentage.
This measure appears to have been practiced for many years to reduce the cost of parts, and the total amount deducted from the price during this period amounted to approximately 3.02 billion yen.
The Subcontract Act prohibits the ordering party from unilaterally reducing the price even though the subcontractor is not responsible, and the Fair Trade Commission on the 7th ordered Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. to take measures led by top management to prevent this from happening again. We have made a recommendation to proceed.
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. acknowledged the facts to the Fair Trade Commission, and this January, it paid the parts manufacturer the full amount of the reduced amount.
The Fair Trade Commission has stated that the soaring costs of energy and raw materials are having a major impact on the management of small and medium-sized enterprises and micro-enterprises, and has strengthened its monitoring system to ensure that prices are passed on in an appropriate manner. doing.
Fair Trade Commission: ``Violations by major manufacturers are extremely regrettable and will be dealt with strictly.''
At a press conference on the 7th, Kazuyuki Katagiri, head of the Fair Trade Commission's trading department, said, ``As wage increases that outpace price increases have become an important issue, the only source of funds for small and medium-sized enterprises to raise wages is to pass them on to prices. It is extremely regrettable that a major manufacturer at the top of the supply chain violated the Subcontract Act.We will continue to deal with problematic and malicious cases strictly in accordance with the law.''