November recalls: Japanese accounting for more than 60% of counterfeit scandals continue to ferment

In November this year, a total of 13 brands in the domestic passenger car market announced 16 recall announcements, 816,366 vehicles were recalled, a 61.72% increase from the previous month and a year-on-year increase of 78.40%. The substantial increase in the double-ring ratio is mainly based on the ultra-low base of the recall market in the same period of last year and last month. However, the recall market is still at a low level in comparison with the large-scale recall that occurred in the previous period due to Takada's balloon. run.

The Japanese fermentation scandals that have recently been fermented seem to have not "affected" the Chinese market. Japanese car companies are also confident in the models sold in the Chinese market. However, as the fraud scandal continues to deepen, it is questionable whether Japanese auto makers can “go it alone” in the Chinese market. In this regard, the Economic Daily-China Economic Net auto channel will continue to follow up reports.

According to the recall announcement issued by the AQSIQ Defective Product Management Center in November, the Economic Daily-China Economic Net Automotive Channel has compiled and compiled the “November domestic passenger vehicle recall list”. In November, a total of 13 brands in the domestic passenger car market announced 16 recall announcements, and a total of 816,366 vehicles were recalled, an increase of 61.72% from the previous month and a year-on-year increase of 78.40%. The substantial increase in the double-digit ratio was mainly based on the ultra-low base of the recall market in the same period of last year and last month. However, compared with the large-scale recall incident that occurred during the previous period due to Takada’s balloon, the recall market was still in Run low.

From a country perspective, of the 13 brands that issued the recall announcement in November, the Japanese company took up 3 seats, and the number of recalls for 545451 vehicles accounted for 66.81% of the total recall, and the largest number of recalls; secondly, the US Department of 2 brands recalled cars in total. 210,398 vehicles, accounting for 25.77% of the total; Next, autonomous 2 brands recalled 29405 vehicles, accounting for 3.60%; Sweden 1 brand recalled 15,629 vehicles, accounting for 1.91%; Germany and Italy have 2 brands, respectively, recalled There were 9831 vehicles and 5,623 vehicles, accounting for 1.20% and 0.69% of the total; South Korea also issued a recall announcement involving 29 vehicles.

Among them, Honda has become the most recalled brand with 2 batches of 335,357 recalls. The reasons for the recall are all due to the improper handling of the movable contact surfaces inside the rearview mirror of the vehicle, and the wear and tear of the movable contacts during the operation of the switch. The contact resistance increases after the powder is accumulated and oxidized, which may cause the left and right outer rearview mirrors to automatically fold at the same time during the driving or parking of the vehicle, which affects the driver's rear partial visual field, thus causing potential safety hazards. Honda's premium car brand Acura also announced that it had recalled 3,524 vehicles in November due to the same problem.

At the same time, Honda has not only launched a large-scale recall in the Chinese market, but also has continued trouble in the international market. According to foreign media reports, Honda announced on November 18 that it is recalling 900,000 Odyssey SUVs globally, especially North America. The reason is that if the second row of seats is not properly locked after adjustment, it may be Tilt forward. So far, Honda has received 46 reports of minor injuries.

In addition, the recently-reported Takada issue of the recall market affected the airbag incident, which was temporarily suspended this month. In November, there was no direct recall caused by Takata's airbags. However, the number of Japanese brands still taking 545,451 vehicles accounted for 66.81% of the total recall, the largest share. This can not be reminiscent of the recent frequent, large-scale outbreak of Japanese fraud scandal. From the early days of early October this year when the Japanese Kobe Steel falsification scandal was exposed, Nissan Motors, Subaru Motors, Kobe Beef, the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry Central Bank (Commerce and Industry Corporation), Mitsubishi Materials, until recently revealed Toray data fraud, successively The Japanese fraud scandal that was exposed revealed that the “Japanese Made” was pulled down from the altar, and the inadequacies of Japanese companies’ fraud were also exposed.

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Focusing on the Chinese market, the Economic Daily-China Economic Net reporter reviewed a large number of data and statistics. Since 2005, the number of imported cars in China has exceeded the 10 million mark and reached 10.1 million. Among them, the total number of Japanese imported cars reached 2.534 million, accounting for more than a quarter of the total imports. For such a large number of possessions in the Chinese market, how much will be affected and what each car owner is most concerned about. For example, in the forums of some websites, many Japanese import car owners expressed doubts about the safety of their vehicles. Even some consumers who have already ordered Japanese imported cars have chosen to withdraw their cars; Big looseness.

However, it is puzzling that, for this wave of scandals that have spread to almost all auto companies in Japan, Japanese car companies have almost unanimously declared that they do not affect the Chinese market.

For example, on October 19, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. decided that the six domestic automakers in Japan would stop shipments and registration of new vehicles. However, in response to an interview with a Chinese media, the Nissan China official said, "The incident only occurred at Nissan Motor's Japanese plant. The vehicles involved were sold only in the Japanese domestic market and did not affect other markets including the Chinese market. Regional market." For another example, there are media reports that at the press conference on October 27, Subaru president Ji Yongtai stated that because the quality inspection standards related to counterfeiting were set by relevant Japanese quality inspection agencies, they did not apply to export vehicles. Temporary export vehicles are not affected.

In this regard, in an interview with the Economic Daily-China Economic Net reporter, Cui Dongshu, Secretary-General of the National Passenger Car Market Information Association, said: “Japanese car companies have irresponsible precedents in China, especially if there is no mandatory measure to force them. Japanese car companies are likely to continue to take a negative attitude toward the Chinese market."

However, with the continuous fermentation of Japanese fraud scandals, it is questionable whether Japanese car companies that have already launched recalls in their home countries will be able to “go their own way” in the Chinese market. In this regard, the Economic Daily - China Economic Net car channel will continue to follow up reports.