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News Story by Christina Hall --Detroit Free Press
U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized more than 211,000 counterfeit automotive parts in fiscal 2024, nearly doubling the number of counterfeit parts seized the previous year.
Every part of your vehicle could be counterfeited.
A counterfeit part could cause performance issues or, worse, even be fatal.
"Counterfeit parts are more than just a failure in quality: They are a direct risk to safety, where shortcuts in integrity can threaten lives," said Bob Stewart, president of the Automotive Anti-Counterfeiting Council, an alliance of nearly a dozen North American vehicle manufacturers.
The anti-counterfeiting council's website — which contains a counterfeit parts infographic and video showing tests run on counterfeit and genuine parts — indicates that counterfeit auto parts entering the U.S. have an estimated value of more than $3 billion a year, according to findings from the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
In fiscal year 2023, the ICE release added, federal authorities seized about 20,000 shipments containing goods that violated intellectual property rights, equating to nearly 23 million counterfeit items — more than $2.75 billion worth had they been genuine parts. Out of those shipments, almost 100,000 items were counterfeit automotive goods with a manufacturer's suggested retail price of more than $10 million.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized more than 211,000 counterfeit automotive parts in fiscal 2024, nearly doubling the number of counterfeit parts seized the previous year.
Every part of your vehicle could be counterfeited.
A counterfeit part could cause performance issues or, worse, even be fatal.
"Counterfeit parts are more than just a failure in quality: They are a direct risk to safety, where shortcuts in integrity can threaten lives," said Bob Stewart, president of the Automotive Anti-Counterfeiting Council, an alliance of nearly a dozen North American vehicle manufacturers.
The anti-counterfeiting council's website — which contains a counterfeit parts infographic and video showing tests run on counterfeit and genuine parts — indicates that counterfeit auto parts entering the U.S. have an estimated value of more than $3 billion a year, according to findings from the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
In fiscal year 2023, the ICE release added, federal authorities seized about 20,000 shipments containing goods that violated intellectual property rights, equating to nearly 23 million counterfeit items — more than $2.75 billion worth had they been genuine parts. Out of those shipments, almost 100,000 items were counterfeit automotive goods with a manufacturer's suggested retail price of more than $10 million.
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