Asli Naqli at Auto Expo: Companies giving lesson on fakes
11 01 2010NEW DELHI: Car manufacturers say if you want to learn how to increase the life of your vehicle, visit Asli Naqli pavilion at the ongoing auto expo. There, the companies have come together to tell visitors the difference between genuine and spurious spare parts and how to identify fakes. As the name of the pavilion suggests, these manufacturers are displaying their own genuine products alongside low-quality duplicates to make visitors aware of the problems of fakes so that peolpe will be more alert the next time they take their car to a mechanic.
According to the manufacturers, busting the network of spurious auto parts makers by creating awareness is their aim. Mr. Narendra Sehrawat, a representative from Bosch Limited said, ‘‘We show people visiting Asli Naqli stall the differences in packaging colours, the product numbering and the hologram.’’
According to a study conducted in 2007 by Automotive Components Association of India, spurious parts market runs into Rs 5,300 crore in the country while the total size of the vehicle parts market is Rs 16,500 crore.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Buyer-beware-Cos-at-auto-fair-give-lesson-on-fakes/articleshow/5431798.cms
