Chinese authorities seize fake Yokohama wheels

Until recently, half a dozen companies in China produced counterfeit Yokohama Advan Racing alloy wheels, but their days of fakery are over thanks to the joint efforts of intellectual property rights holder Yokohama Rubber and the authorities in three cities. Yokohama Rubber speaks of a “successful completion of its efforts to eliminate counterfeit versions of the company’s aluminium wheels in China.”
Yokohama Rubber filed an administrative complaint and submitted information to the Administration for Market Regulation in the cities of Foshan, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou, all in Guangdong Province, regarding six companies engaged in the distribution of counterfeit alloy wheels imitating Advan Racing designs. The distributors sold the fake wheels via online and offline retailers outside Yokohama Rubber’s official distribution channels.
Acting on the complaint and information that Yokohama Rubber provided, the authorities in each region raided the six companies and seized the counterfeit alloy wheels in November 2023. Yokohama Rubber confirms that authorities have fined all six distributors and destroyed the fake wheels.
Yokohama Rubber says it “remains resolute” in its stance against the infringement of intellectual property rights, including the sale of counterfeit goods. The company intends to “strengthen its efforts against such illegal activities in Japan and overseas” to ensure that customers around the world are “confident and secure in the knowledge that they are using genuine Yokohama products.”
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