U.S. International Trade Commission Receives Complaint from General Motors

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February 10, 2026 — The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has received a formal complaint titled “Certain Vehicle Parts, Components Thereof, and Vehicles Containing Same,” Docket No. 3884.

The complaint was filed on February 5, 2026, by General Motors LLC and GM Global Technology Operations LLC.

The complaint alleges violations of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337). This law bans unfair imports into the U.S., including those that infringe intellectual property rights.

The complaint targets certain vehicle parts and vehicles that contain those parts. It claims those items are being imported unlawfully into the United States.

The companies named as respondents in the complaint include:

  • AP Auto Parts Industrial Ltd. (Taiwan)
  • ANTRC Industrial Corp. (Taiwan)
  • Auto Power Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)
  • Best Value Auto Body Supply (Melrose Park, IL)
  • CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. (Chicago, IL)
  • CCC Intelligent Solutions Inc. (Chicago, IL)
  • DEPO Auto Parts Ind., Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)
  • Maxzone Vehicle Lighting Corp. (Fontana, CA)
  • Forerunner Automotive Industrial Corp. (Taiwan)
  • Gordon Auto Body Parts Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)
  • Grand HC Auto Tooling Corp. (Taiwan)
  • Jiangsu Srumto Auto Parts Co., Ltd. (China)
  • LKQ Corporation (Antioch, TN)
  • Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc. (Antioch, TN)
  • Mitchell International, Inc. (San Diego, CA)
  • Pro Fortune Industrial Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)
  • Quality Collision Parts, Inc. (Warren, MI)
  • Power Auto Parts, Inc. (Warren, MI)
  • Tong Yang Industry Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)
  • Y.C.C. Parts Mfg. Co. Ltd. (Taiwan)

General Motors requests that the Commission issue multiple forms of relief. These include:

  • A general exclusion order
  • Limited exclusion orders
  • Cease and desist orders
  • A bond requirement on the allegedly infringing goods during the 60-day Presidential review period under 19 U.S.C. 1337(j)

USITC invites the public and interested parties to submit comments. These comments should focus on how the requested actions might affect:

  • Public health and welfare in the U.S.
  • Competitive conditions in the U.S. economy
  • The production of similar products in the U.S.
  • U.S. consumers

The Commission is especially interested in comments that:

  1. Show how the targeted parts are used in the U.S.
  2. Raise any public health or safety concerns
  3. Identify local products that could replace the imports
  4. Explain whether companies can meet demand if the imports are banned
  5. Discuss how U.S. consumers might be affected

All written comments on public interest issues must be submitted no later than eight calendar days from the date this notice is published.

Replies to public submissions must be filed three days after the original deadline.

All documents must be filed electronically using the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.

No paper submissions will be accepted at this time.

Persons requesting confidential treatment of documents must follow the rules outlined in 19 CFR 201.6 and provide reasons for confidentiality.

All nonconfidential materials will be open for public viewing on EDIS.

This notice is issued under the authority of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 and the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure at 19 CFR 201.10 and 210.8(c).

For questions, contact Lisa R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission, at (202) 205-2000.

The complaint and public materials related to this matter are available at https://edis.usitc.gov.

Issued: February 5, 2026
By order of the Commission,
Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission
[FR Doc. 2026-02597 Filed 2-9-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7020-02-P


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