Porsche's "Brand Protection Team"
For parts used in Porsche cars, it is important to use proper high quality genuine Porsche parts so that Porsche can be used safely for a long time, but even so, there are many (genuine) parts in the world. It seems that the reality is that "fake" is on the market.
On the Porsche official website, such "Porsche fake goods" was written.
Andreas Kirchgäßner's office at Zuffenhausen in Porsche has a lot of Porsche goods, but it's almost all fake.
Porsche thermometer and smartphone case with Porsche crest logo, USB memory in the shape of Porsche's key, and Panamera's rear light. All fake.
Andreas here is a member of Porsche's "Brand Protection Team". Other members are lawyers Thomas Fischer and Michaela Stoiber. It is said that these three people are protecting the Porsche brand by tracking and eliminating Porsche fake products that are infested all over the world.
The total amount of Porsche fake products is about 7.1 billion yen in one year, 200,000 items
Last year, more than 200,000 items worth 6 billion euros (about 7.1 billion yen) were confiscated. Among them, 33,000 items were (counterfeit) automobile spare parts worth more than 2 million euros (about 240 million yen).
These counterfeit products are often traded online such as Amazon, eBay, or Alibaba, and promotional merchandise such as hats and T-shirts are fairs held in Stuttgart, Hong Kong, etc. It is often sold at such places.
Finding a fake Porsche is relatively easy,
- Much cheaper than the real thing
- Crest making is poor
- The animal in the center of the crest is not a horse
It seems that you can understand from such things.
The last analogy of "the center of the crest is not a horse" is that there may be a sheep standing on its hind legs in the center of the crest instead of a horse (laughs). It looks a little cute, so I feel like seeing it ^^
In the past, in Turkey, a drug with a potency like Viagra was sold in the form of a Porsche crest ... Just because such a drug was purposely made into a Porsche crest, Will sales change ...? ?? I'm wondering.
Also, for example, here ↓ The box says "Kontrolllerte Qualitat", but this should be correctly written as "Kontrollierte Qualität" in German. In other words, it is a fake.
It seems that the number of fake spare parts is increasing steadily, and many of them are consumables that need to be replaced occasionally ... For example, wheel center caps, air filters, rims, air bags and brake discs.
If the Porsche logo is included in these, it will be possible to sell at a higher price, so after all there is no end to fake.
However, these counterfeit products are not approved products unless they have been tested for safety, so the Porsche brand protection team does not want these products to be attached to Porsche, so do your best to counterfeit products. It seems that measures are being taken.
Porsche's fake parts and goods 80% is from China
The fake 80% seems to come from China.
There are various quality levels of counterfeit products, so even high-quality counterfeit products cannot be judged by experts as being counterfeit.
Since Shenzhen, China is one of the major towns for counterfeiting, Porsche personnel and detective agencies visit Shenzhen several times a year to observe the situation and undercover investigations on site based on preliminary investigations. (Purchase of fake) etc.
Although valuable information about fake products may enter Porsche from customs, only about 1 to 21 TP1T can check for fake products there.
After that, it is said that it is better to take measures against counterfeiting on the online platform (Evey, Alibaba, etc.).
It systematically scans suspicious products, and if the listed product is judged to be a suspicious product (fake), that product is removed from the listing.
When the act of repeatedly selling fake products is recognized, measures such as warning notifications are taken to the seller, and due to such measures, 1 listing products that need to be deleted in the past year It seems that it has decreased to / 3.
Still, it seems that the fight against the emergence of this fake product is not over yet, and the three Porsche brand protection team members will continue to work to eradicate Porsche fake goods.
Certainly, if it is a daily necessities goods, if it is a Porsche color-like thing with a Porsche logo or crest, it will look like that, so you can see that it is not possible to judge whether it is a fake or not. I feel like.
Come to think of it, I also changed the Porsche key cover to one made in China! !! ... But I wonder if this is treated as a fake ... Isn't it deleted from the listing, and isn't it particularly "genuine"? ??
Oh yeah, this is just a third-party key cover, isn't it? Because there is no Porsche logo or crest.
Related article: I changed the color of the Porsche key cover / key case!
Fake car parts are not safe
As the Porsche brand protection team says, the fake car parts are a little scary. If you are an amateur like me who does not know what is different, the more you are an amateur, the more scared you are if it is not genuine.
So, I think I will continue to be taken care of by the Porsche Center when something happens ^ ^
If you ever go to Shenzhen, you'll probably find fake Porsche goods. I'm not saying I'll buy it ... Porsche goods ... It's so cute, but it's cheap ... Don't buy it ... Maybe ... (laughs).
Porsche 911 RSR Prototype No. 7 fake?
By the way, speaking of "Porsche fake", there is another one.
It seems that a lawsuit over "Porsche 911 RSR Prototype # 7" has been filed. Speaking of Porsche 911 RSR in 1973, it is known as a very rare Porsche, exactly what was manufactured only "8 prototypes" in 1973.
It is a Porsche that can only be bought and sold at auctions, and because it moves a great amount of money, it seems that fake products are also available.
For some reason there are two Porsche 911 RSR Prototype # 7
Jacob Shalit, a vintage car racer from California. He said he bought and restored the Porsche 911 RSR prototype #7 in 2008.
The problem here is that art dealer and car collector Kenny Schachter claims to own the same Porsche 911 RSR prototype #7.
This prototype No. 7 is also a car that has left the record of 4th place in the past at Le Mans, and it is very valuable. This time, Jacob Shalit decided to sell this Porsche 911 RSR prototype #7, so it seems that this problem was discovered.
It seems that it is not yet known which Porsche 911 RSR is genuine. Kenny Schachter claims that his Porsche has been certified by Porsche mechanic Norbert Singer.
In response, Jacob Shalit claims that Kenny "sells fake".
Which Porsche is real?
This car itself is a very important car in history for Porsche, so there is no possibility that Porsche will intervene in this legal issue and confirm which car is genuine. It seems that it may be ...
As soon as Porsche confirms it, it seems that it will be understood, but this seems to be difficult to understand. I think that it is amazing that I can make a Porsche 911 RSR prototype #7 that is so indistinguishable ^ ^
In any case, those who are told that "Your Porsche was a fake" are too shocked! !!
Because they both bought and owned the Porsche, believing that it was genuine. It seems that the amount of money when you get it is odd.
It's impossible, but I'd like you to end up with the result, "Miracle, both were real." I want to know when the result comes out.
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I'm Rika, the author of this article. Ever since Porsche 911 became my favorite car, I've become totally addicted to Porsche, and I can't stop loving Porsche, so I started this blog. My favorite cars are 911 Carrera (991.2), 911 Carrera Cabriolet (992.1), and 911 Carrera T (992.1).
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