Police in HCM City raided a factory owned by the Minh Hoang Company on October 1, following evidence it was producing fake car windscreens.
Counterfeit windscreens at Minh Hoang Company
Police seized 18 windscreens at the showroom after the company was unable to prove their origin. Representatives of several famous car brands confirmed that the windscreens were fake.
At the factory, the police discovered that Minh Hoang Co. had been printing fake logos on glass. The windscreens were then attempted to be distributed at much cheaper prices than genuine windscreens.
Police in HCM City are expanding their investigation.
On August 13, Hanoi police also discovered the Thai Lan Company had produced counterfeit spare parts for famous motorbike brands. The policed seized over 1,000 fake brake pads.
Large numbers of motorbike and car components are fake. A Toyota Vietnam spokesperson said they suffered huge losses because of counterfeit spare parts. In the recent years, they had recovered over 300,000 counterfeit spare parts in the global market, including brake pads and oil filters.