960 duplicate car engines put to crusher

SHARJAH — Sharjah Municipality, in collaboration with Honda Motors, will destroy 960 fake engines, which were seized recently, tomorrow.


The destruction will take place at 10am at the Sharjah Industrial Area under the supervision of the authorities and in the presence of international media and Honda representatives.

The destruction would involve crushing of the fake engines to put them beyond use, a municipality Press release said yesterday.

The action comes after Sharjah authorities stumbled on over 960 engines that looked like Honda’s famous GX engines during raids at two warehouses in the industrial zone in August this year. The warehouses belong to a Dubai-based trader who has been fined.

Earlier investigations had revealed that Dubai-based traders of fake or duplicate goods store their products in Sharjah, prompting the authorities to crack down on such activities.

The Honda’s GX engines have a three-dimensional trademark approved by the UAE Trade Marks Office. Special training was given to Dubai customs and the Sharjah authorities prior to the crackdown.

Zuieki Hayashi of Honda said yesterday: “This is an important step in the fight to protect consumers and businesses in the region from fake goods. The UAE is setting a precedent which, we hope, will send a strong message that no form of counterfeiting will be allowed in the country.”