When it comes to vehicle maintenance, car owners are afraid that fake engine oil will be used, which will cost them money. However, due to the huge profits of motor oil, some people take desperate measures and make profits by counterfeiting and selling fake products.

No, recently two auto repair shops were heavily fined for selling and using fake engine oil for maintenance.

Car owners should also be reminded here that in addition to carefully identifying the authenticity when purchasing car maintenance products offline, they also need to keep their eyes open when consuming on online e-commerce platforms. A few days ago, when Shanghai was conducting random inspections of glass water, it was discovered that many products on e-commerce platforms were also substandard.

1. An auto repair and maintenance shop was investigated for selling fake "Mobil" engine oil

Recently, some people complained that they bought Mobil at an auto repair and maintenance shop in Kongtong District, Pingliang City. brand engine oil was blue, and after adding it, the engine of his private car made abnormal noises. It was suspected that the Mobil brand engine oil he purchased was counterfeit, and he and the store operator failed to reach an agreement on a refund.

After receiving the complaint, law enforcement officers from the Pingliang Municipal Market Supervision Bureau conducted an on-site inspection of an auto repair and maintenance shop located on Liuhu West Road, Kongtong District, Pingliang City, and investigated the company for allegedly infringing the exclusive rights of the "Mobil" registered trademark. The engine oil was subject to administrative enforcement measures of seizure. ExxonMobil (China) Investment Co., Ltd., the holder of the "Mobil" registered trademark, confirmed that the Mobil engine oil products seized by law enforcement officers and marked with the "Mobil" and "Mobil" trademarks do not meet the characteristics of genuine ExxonMobil products. In response, law enforcement officials launched a case investigation into the auto repair and maintenance shop.

After investigation, the store operator was unable to prove that the "Mobil" brand engine oil it sold was obtained legally, and he did not know that it was a product that infringed the exclusive rights of a registered trademark when selling it. After mediation by law enforcement officers, the store operator returned the complainant's purchase price of "Mobil" brand engine oil to the complainant, and both parties expressed satisfaction with the mediation results. Because the store violated the relevant provisions of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China by selling goods that infringed on the exclusive rights to registered trademarks, law enforcement officers from the Pingliang City Market Supervision Bureau ordered it to immediately stop the infringement and confiscate the infringement. Administrative penalties for engine oils with exclusive rights to the registered trademark "Mobil". (Source: Pingliang Market Supervision)

2. Do auto repair shops use fake engine oil? The car owner was cheated and the auto repair shop was heavily fined!

On May 22, the car owner, Mr. Chen, performed vehicle maintenance at an auto repair shop in Guanlan. The maintenance included replacing engine oil and air-conditioning grilles and other accessories. However, after the vehicle was maintained, he found that the vehicle was shaking abnormally. It was suspected that the repair shop was using counterfeit engine oil of a certain brand, so a complaint was made.

After receiving the complaint, on the afternoon of June 5, the Longhua Brigade of the Law Enforcement Detachment, together with the Longhua Administration Bureau of the Municipal Transportation Bureau and the Longhua Auto Repair Association, went to an auto repair shop in Guanlan to conduct an investigation. Law enforcement officers conducted on-site investigation and evidence collection and scanned the QR code on the oil bottle to query relevant information about the oil bottle. The first query time for the QR code was November 2, 2018, and the production date displayed on the oil bottle was November 2019. On the 5th, there was a one-year difference between the inquiry time and the production date. With questions, law enforcement officers contacted the engine oil manufacturer by phone. The customer service of the engine oil manufacturer stated that the engine oil used in Mr. Chen's vehicle was counterfeit and not a regular product of the manufacturer.

In addition to the issue of using fake engine oil, law enforcement officers also discovered that the auto repair shop had not previously registered motor vehicle repairs and was issued a "Correction Notice" by the Longhua Administration Bureau of the Municipal Transportation Bureau on April 25. "Book", but when law enforcement officers inspected the factory on June 5, the factory was still engaged in motor vehicle maintenance.

In the end, law enforcement officers issued a "Notice of Illegal Behavior" to the auto repair shop for failing to register, and imposed a fine of 5,000 yuan; they also issued a "Notice of Illegal Behavior" for its use of counterfeit and shoddy parts. , impose a fine of 20,000 yuan. (Source: Shenzhen Transportation)

3. Shanghai randomly inspected vehicle glass water, and some of the unqualified products came from online!

In recent days, the Shanghai Municipal Administration for Market Regulation has recently conducted supervision and random inspections on the quality of 120 batches of automotive glass water products produced and sold in the city. After inspection, 31 batches were found to be unqualified. The unqualified items involved were: freezing point, pH value, metal corrosion, thermal stability and marking.

These substandard products come from offline supermarkets and auto parts stores, and some also come from online. The specific sampling results are detailed in the figure below. (Source: Shanghai Municipal Market Supervision Bureau)

(Quality supervision of automotive glass water products and random inspection of unqualified products)

Therefore, in order to protect the property of car owners from loss, and in order to maintain If your car is in good condition, it is recommended to choose a professional 4S store or a regular brand authorized store when maintaining your car. Don't buy from informal channels just to save a little money, as the small loss outweighs the gain.

This article comes from the author of Autohome Chejiahao and does not represent the views and positions of Autohome.