EICMA 2013: seizure of Chinese scooters, Honda foils counterfeiting incident

The collaboration between Ancma and the Guardia di Finanza of Milan, Honda has averted the exhibition at Eicma of two scooters identical in shape to the Honda PCX, the technological scooter from the Casa dell'Ala available in 125 and 150cc displacements, and which in the first year of marketing it has established itself as the best-selling 125 scooter in Europe.
Exhibited at the stands of two different Asian manufacturers, the two vehicles were aesthetically the exact copy of the famous Honda scooter. Thanks to the timely intervention of the police, and with the support of the Ancma staff - National Association of Cycle and Motorcycle Accessories - the vehicles were removed from the availability of the companies involved, thus avoiding their exposure to the public.

The Honda PCX is equipped with an eSP engine - enhanced Smart Power - in the 125 and 150 displacements. Brilliant and efficient, also thanks to the Start&DStop device, it ensures reduced consumption (47,4 km/l in the average WMTC cycle for the PCX125) and eliminates polluting emissions during the frequent stops typical of city driving. Equipped with a CBS (Combined Braking System) braking system and equipped with an under-seat compartment for a full-face helmet, it represents the state of the art in the segment of city scooters of the "sit-in" type, i.e. with a low saddle and petrol tank in the central tunnel. All these characteristics are the prerogative only of the products resulting from the R&D departments of the Casa dell'Ala, therefore not found on counterfeit products, for which the simple aesthetic correspondence cannot represent the very high quality level of a Honda vehicle.