Shocked the industry recently? The "280 million yuan wheel hub renovation case" was publicly pronounced in the first instance. 17 defendants were guilty of producing and selling fake and inferior products, and two of the principal offenders were sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment 15 years respectively and fined 6 million yuan.
It is understood that the case was disclosed in June 20 19, and CCTV- 13 news channel reported that criminals recycled a large number of used wheels and refurbished them without authorization, with profits reaching hundreds of times.
At the first trial in June this year, 17 defendants and their defense lawyers all pleaded not guilty. After the verdict was pronounced in the first instance, 17 defendants all indicated that they would continue to appeal.
According to the analysis of insiders, the heavy sentence of Luyi County People's Court shows the determination of relevant departments to crack down on counterfeit and shoddy auto parts that endanger the safety of car owners, and also plays a deterrent role for counterfeiters. If there is a similar situation in the future, it is likely to face severe punishment and iron fist punishment.
Why was the case of wheel hub renovation shoddy?
In the automobile aftermarket of China, it is very common to manufacture and sell fake and shoddy automobile parts and renovate them online. But 15 years is really rare. The general punishment is 10 years or more, which should be a very bad case. So, what is the ins and outs of this fake and shoddy wheel hub renovation case? What is the basis of the court's decision?
1, renovation of fake and shoddy wheels is illegal.
In fact, wheel hub renovation has always been a vacuum field regulated by laws and regulations, and the state has not made clear standards for it. Huang Zhiyong, chairman of the Automobile Parts Remanufacturing Branch of China Automobile Association, once said: At present, many enterprises are engaged in automobile remanufacturing in the name of automobile parts remanufacturing, and even those enterprises that are not engaged in related fields are engaged in automobile remanufacturing.
Without legal standards, it is illegal. Not only the enterprise is illegal, but also the refurbished products processed are illegal. In this case, the court also made a statement: "Even if the refurbished wheel hub is not restricted by national standards or industry standards, it must meet the requirements of safeguarding people's life and health and property safety." Once again, refurbished wheels that threaten the life of car owners are illegal products!
2. The hub of Tianjin Big Bang is used for reconstruction, and it is unsafe to use it without authorization.
It is understood that the refurbished wheels in this case are low-priced waste wheels in Shandong, Tianjin and other places, and some of them also come from damaged wheels dismantled by damaged vehicles in the Tianjin Big Bang. The defendant carried out welding and deformation correction without the authorization of the trademark owner, which could not solve the existing problems such as fracture, deformation, wear, aging and loss of service performance, and there were serious security risks!
3, online dumping, pretending to be the original factory, shoddy.
According to relevant regulations, the producers and sellers of refurbished parts should inform consumers of the true characteristics of refurbished wheels and mark the wheels as refurbished products in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, but the defendant used the convenience of e-commerce to cheat on inferior products.
After investigation, the refurbished wheels in this case were dumped in large quantities through e-commerce platforms such as Taobao and Tmall, and pretended to be original products and new products. Taobao's display page shows "original factory", and the original steel seal logo is specially reserved during processing to confuse people.
Unauthorized e-commerce has become a fake and shoddy gathering place.
What should we reflect on?
In recent years, due to the oversight of network supervision and the rise of online shopping, unauthorized e-commerce platforms have gradually become the hardest hit areas for fake tires, fake engine oil and fake wheels. The case of 280 million fake wheels is actually just the tip of the iceberg. To really solve the problem, we need to start from the root cause.
1. Strictly supervise the supply, price and complaints of e-commerce.
Unscrupulous merchants make and sell fake goods at will through e-commerce platform, mainly because supervision is not in place. Even if someone complains about buying fake goods, the punishment is lighter. Therefore, only by strictly supervising and managing the supply, price and complaints of online merchants can we fundamentally put an end to the emergence of online sales of counterfeit goods.
2. Go to a regular store to buy wheels and tires.
The tire and wheel hub manufacturing in China is quite mature, but the related renovation market is very chaotic. In recent years, the state has done little about the relevant policies or standards of quality inspection enterprises at present, and many refurbished wheels are shoddy, which harms people.
Some netizens commented: "The wheel hub is a car part related to life safety, and maybe it should not be refurbished." This statement does make sense. After all, in China, it is forbidden to renovate passenger car tires, and nothing is more important than safety.
In the current immature decoration market, Chopin even suggested that consumers go to formal channels to buy auto parts. Generally speaking, the hub and tire products of regular shops are all through authorized dealer channels, and the product quality and genuine traceability are guaranteed, and there will be almost no shoddy refurbished parts.
The principal of the fake wheel hub case was sentenced to 15 years in prison. What do you think of this? Do you feel culpable of punishment? Or is the sentence too heavy? Welcome to leave a comment below!
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