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A further three years of funding for a police initiative tackling intellectual property crime has been welcomed by the Independent Garage Association (IGA).

There are 13 million trucks operating on U.S. roadways, 2.9 million of which are tractor-trailers, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. These commercial vehicles play an important ...

The senators cited two reports about counterfeit parts and how to block them from entering the supply chain. The Government Accountability Office reported in March that or a consistent means of ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Everything in a car is made to work together—that’s how they’re engineered. Replace one part and it could all change, especially when that part is counterfeit. It used to be ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Drivers beware! A federal agency is warning that counterfeit airbags are being found at an alarming rate. The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said it has seized more ...

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ARLINGTON, Va.,- If you own a car, all roads inevitably end up at a repair shop. Maintenance is essential to the health and safety of your car. And when it comes to paying for parts, experts say you ...

Production and distribution of counterfeit parts continues to soar across a wide range of industries even as arrests and convictions are on the rise. According to Timothy Gifford, SVP and general ...

El Segundo, Calif., February 14, 2012—Reports of counterfeit parts have soared dramatically in the last two years, presenting huge challenges for electronics manufacturing and especially the military ...

A New Baltimore man is to be sentenced Nov. 18 after pleading guilty in a counterfeit automotive parts case filed by the Michigan Attorney General's Office. Dinas Kamaitis pleaded guilty to one count ...

Every part of your vehicle could be counterfeited. A counterfeit part could cause performance issues or, worse, even be fatal. "Counterfeit parts are more than just a failure in quality: They are a ...