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Chrysler files suit against Johnson Controls
Published August 19, 2008 - BizTimes Daily
Chrysler LLC has filed a lawsuit in a Michigan court alleging that Glendale-based Johnson Controls Inc. charged inflated prices for batteries, according to a report today by The Wall Street Journal.
The suit was filed Aug. 14 in the Oakland County Circuit Court, the WSJ reported, and is the latest sign of rising tensions between Chrysler and its parts suppliers since the automaker was acquired by Cerberus Capital Management LP, a private investment firm, last year.
Chrysler seeks more than $15 million in damages from the suit, in which Chrysler alleges that Johnson Controls charged for more lead that it actually put into its batteries. The suit claims Johnson Controls' actions were "systematic and deliberate."
A Johnson Controls spokeswoman said the company does not comment on pending lawsuits.
