Yokohama Rubber eliminates counterfeit aluminum wheels in China

Hiratsuka, Japan—The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced the successful completion of its efforts to eliminate counterfeit versions of the Company’s aluminum wheels in China.

Yokohama Rubber filed an administrative complaint and submitted information to the Municipal Administration for Market Regulation in Anlu City, Hubei Province, China, regarding a local company engaged in the manufacture of counterfeit “ADVAN Racing” aluminum wheels for sports cars. Acting on the complaint and information provided by Yokohama Rubber, the Anlu authorities conducted a search at the accused company in November 2024 and seized all the counterfeit wheels found at the site. In addition, a follow-up investigation exposed the company that had placed the orders for the counterfeit wheels with the manufacturer. The Anlu Municipal Administration for Market Regulation has instructed the manufacturing company to cease the production of counterfeit wheels and imposed administrative penalties on the company ordering those wheels, including a fine and an order to cease illegal activities and turn over all remaining counterfeit aluminum wheels.

Prior to this case, Yokohama Rubber had filed a petition for the administrative complaint against distributors of counterfeit versions of the Company’s aluminum wheels in China and succeeded in eliminating the counterfeit products. Yokohama Rubber remains resolute in its stance against the infringement of intellectual property rights, including the production and sale of counterfeit goods, and will strengthen its efforts against such illegal activities in Japan and overseas to ensure that its customers around the world are confident and secure in the knowledge that they are using genuine YOKOHAMA products.