Question for written answer  E-001807/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Benoit Cassart (Renew), Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Renew), Sophie Wilmès (Renew), Olivier Chastel (Renew)

The EU Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment report entitled ‘The changing DNA of serious and organised crime’ underlines growing concerns over the trade in counterfeit automotive parts, in particular airbags. The report highlights that counterfeit automotive parts are mainly produced in Asia and imported to the EU, but that EU-based production networks are also growing. It adds that criminal networks take advantage of digital acceleration to sell counterfeit goods online and that social commerce is emerging as a key driving force to attract consumers to buy such products.

Counterfeit automotive parts represent a serious threat to European consumers, putting their safety at risk, and undermine the European automotive industry by generating economic losses.

Submitted: 5.5.2025

Last updated: 13 May 2025