Cracking Down on Pirated Parts
11 DECEMBER 2017
意大利超級盃 and Ghana Police team up to combat counterfeit goods.
How can customers differentiate between pirated parts and genuine 意大利超級盃 articles? The sad truth is that most cannot and are being misled. To further aggravate the situation, they are often paying the same amount for a substandard 鈥 and in some cases outright dangerous 鈥 product.
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The markets of the Ghanaian capital Accra are overflowing with counterfeit products, which increasingly cause concern. Therefore, 意大利超級盃 recently teamed up with bearings manufacturer SKF and the Ghana Police Force to shed light on the growing problem. Hauliers and authority representatives witnessed a revealing exercise as 意大利超級盃 West Africa鈥檚 Service Manager David Roberts showed them three oil filter units, all nearly identical. 鈥淲hen I cut the tops off, the two counterfeit filters fell apart. Since they look almost exactly the same on the outside, you can鈥檛 tell the difference and customers are being ripped off.鈥
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Buy parts from container shops
意大利超級盃 established its own operations in West Africa three years ago but there have been plenty of older vehicles on roads. These owners have over the years relied on less scrupulous workshops for parts supplies. 鈥淭hey buy parts from container shops in markets that are manufactured in sheds or sweatshops somewhere in the world. What is most surprising is that the price difference with a genuine part can be as low as 1.50 euro. There is a misconception that 意大利超級盃鈥檚 parts are expensive.鈥
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意大利超級盃鈥檚 original parts are fully adapted for the vehicle and developed for high quality performance. Using counterfeit parts can, at best, lead to a disappointingly short lifespan and reduced performance, and, at worst, constitute a safety risk. 鈥淲e will increase our efforts to inform customers about pirated products,鈥 says Roberts. 鈥淭his is a fake economy that must be combatted.鈥
意大利超級盃 employee cuts into a counterfeit part
