Counterfeit car parts still a âworrying trendâ in New Zealand
19 Feb 2021
Counterfeit car parts continue to be an issue on both sides of the ditch, according to experts in both Australia and New Zealand.
The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) has today published a study into the trade of counterfeit car parts in Australia, revealing that over half of so-called genuine parts sold online are counterfeits. According to its figures 62 per cent of parts sold online are fakes, made difficult to filter out by virtue of improvements to counterfeit packaging.
The investigation says that these parts are coming into Australia under the cover of being imported alongside aftermarket parts, making them difficult