Renault Official: Some 10% Of Cars Parts Traded On Romanian Auto Mkt Counterfeited

Nearly 10% of car parts traded on the Romanian automotive market are counterfeited, with the bulk including car body parts and braking and directional control systems, Jean Francois Martin, quality and service manager with French automaker Renault, said Monday.

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Martin said trades of counterfeit car parts trigger damages of EUR5 million per year for Renault.

The volume of seized counterfeit car parts was down nearly seven times in 2009, to 4,000 cars parts, compared with 27,000 car parts in 2008.

Renault, majority shareholder in Romanian automaker Automobile Dacia, is working closely with Romanian customs bodies, police officers and the Romanian Auto Registry to prevent and fight car parts counterfeiting.

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