Car boom is happening for real in India. India car market sales estimate that two million units of cars will be sold by 2010. Presently, only eight among 1000 persons owns a car in India. Almost two third of the car market is made up of small cars. Premium cars make up only about 3 per cent so far.

With this increase, auto component business is also set to rise by US$ 5.9 billion in 2008-09 and is slated to hit US$ 20 billion in seven years time.

But do you know that fake auto part business is also rising exponentially with this boom. The fake auto component business is estimated to be around 47 percent. These fake components have even reached the European and US market.

The auto-component industry is roughly worth Rs 41,000 crore, of which fake market worth between Rs 15 crore to Rs 19 crore.

These fake products are packaged as the original equipment and sold to unsuspecting customers. After sale car component are in high demand and counterfeiters knows that they can fool people with cheaper goods.

The common selling parts among the components are the air filters, spark plugs, brake pads, wipers and car interior accessories. Most of the fake components are sold at 40–45 per cent lesser value than the original equipment market rate. Some even sell at 70 per cent lower rate. These parts are easily available in roadside garages. Customers are easily attracted by the price factor and there is high demand for them everywhere.

The cheaper alternatives not only affect the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) profit margins but also put the vehicle in grave potential danger. Fuel efficiency also suffers as engine performance drops.