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Samsung SDI

Controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2022

    Samsung SDI announces recall involving Ford and Stellantis vehicles

    Recall announced

    Samsung SDI announced a safety recall involving 1,139 Ford vehicles and 24 Stellantis vehicles after identifying high-voltage battery cell module welding issues that may cause loss of propulsion. The reported remedy is replacement of the faulty busbar and high-voltage battery; the source says the replacement timing had not yet been determined.

    Company response

    • Remediation — Samsung SDI

      The faulty busbar will be replaced along with the high-voltage battery.

    Source excerpt

    • Samsung SDI, the supplier of the high-voltage battery, announces a new safety recall that involves 1,139 Ford vehicles and 24 Stellantis vehicles.
    • Somewhat worrying for such a serious problem, Samsung SDI still hasn’t determined when they’ll replace these batteries.
    • The South Korean supplier has identified welding issues in the manufacturing process of the high-voltage battery cell module, a condition that may lead to a loss of propulsion.
    Source

  2. 2021

    South Korean FTC fines five Samsung affiliates over cafeteria business

    Fine or penalty

    In 2021, South Korea's Fair Trade Commission fined five Samsung affiliates—Samsung Electronics, Samsung Display, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Samsung SDI, and Welstory—a combined total of 234.9 billion won. The penalty concerned allegedly unfair internal trading related to an in-house cafeteria business. Samsung described the decision as regretful and argued that its employee-welfare efforts had been misread as unfair business support. The event was reported on June 24, 2021.

    South Korea's Fair Trade Commission fined Samsung Electronics, Samsung Display, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Samsung SDI and Welstory a total of 234.9 billion won over allegedly unfair internal trading involving an in-house cafeteria business. Samsung called the decision regretful and argued that its employee-welfare efforts had been misread as unfair business support.

    Company response

    • Denial — Samsung

      In a statement, Samsung called the FTC's decision “regretful,” arguing the firm's efforts for the well-being of its employees has been “misread as unfair business support.”

    Source excerpt

    • The antitrust watchdog said it will file complaints with the prosecution against Samsung Electronics and Choi.
    • The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) fined five major affiliates of Samsung nearly 235 billion won in total, Thursday, for their allegedly unfair internal trading involving an in-house cafeteria business.
    Source

  3. 2012

    Cathode-ray-tube price-fixing cartel

    The European Commission found Samsung SDI entities involved in infringements in the cathode-ray-tube sector. The decision described coordination of prices, market shares, customers, output, and confidential information among several manufacturers. The conduct concerned the company’s historical display-component business.

    Source