CHINA IS KEY SOURCE OF GLOBAL COUNTERFEIT CAR PARTS TRADE SAYS OECD
October 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALL
CHINA has been baldly accused of hosting much of the world's booming counterfeit auto parts production. A detailed report by the planet's largest think tank - the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) - said: "China has been repeatedly identified as the principal source of counterfeit activity in the automotive sector, involving both trademark and design infringements. For example, a major Japanese manufacturer indicated that in its experience almost 90% of the cases affecting its products involved ...
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