Automotive
![Traceability in auto industry 4.0 is not a buzzword, it’s backbone: Mansi Tripathy [ET Auto]](https://globalautoid.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1.jpg "Traceability in auto industry 4.0 is not a buzzword, it’s backbone: Mansi Tripathy [ET Auto]")
![Deadly Counterfeit Air Bags Are Making Their Way Into Vehicles [Wall Street Journal]](https://globalautoid.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/accident-1497295_640.jpg "Deadly Counterfeit Air Bags Are Making Their Way Into Vehicles [Wall Street Journal]")
![Toyota and Other Japanese Carmakers Say They Mishandled Safety Tests [NY Times]](https://globalautoid.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/alif-assis-baWaCLvHXRg-unsplash1.jpg "Toyota and Other Japanese Carmakers Say They Mishandled Safety Tests [NY Times]")
Toyota and Other Japanese Carmakers Say They Mishandled Safety Tests [NY Times]
The Japanese authorities had told the companies to conduct investigations into their compliance with national standards for safety and other issues.
![Ex-mechanic pleads guilty to fake airbag sales [SecuringIndustry.com]](https://www.securingindustry.com/assets/98/deployed_airbag.jpg "Ex-mechanic pleads guilty to fake airbag sales [SecuringIndustry.com]")
Ex-mechanic pleads guilty to fake airbag sales [SecuringIndustry.com]
Mohammed Al-Abadi imported fake components from China and assembled the parts to make counterfeit airbags.
![[GM Authority] Counterfeit GM Parts Operation In Michigan Busted By Feds](https://globalautoid.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ivana-cajina-WPVtT0MEM00-unsplash-scaled.jpg "[GM Authority] Counterfeit GM Parts Operation In Michigan Busted By Feds")
[GM Authority] Counterfeit GM Parts Operation In Michigan Busted By Feds
A parts dealer in Warren, Michigan suspected of storing and distributing counterfeit GM parts was investigated by federal authorities.
![[Quality Magazine] ERP and Quality in Automotive Plastics Manufacturing](https://globalautoid.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/QM-0822-Software-Analysis-ERP-feature.jpeg "[Quality Magazine] ERP and Quality in Automotive Plastics Manufacturing")
![[Financial Tribune] Counterfeit, Substandard Filters Hold 45% of Domestic Market Share](https://financialtribune.com/sites/default/files/styles/telegram/public/07-filter-842-lead-ed.png "[Financial Tribune] Counterfeit, Substandard Filters Hold 45% of Domestic Market Share")
MECCO & Ford: New Patented Laser Marking
veloped a new patented technology for large part laser-marking, currently in-use at Ford Motor Company’s Livonia, Michigan transmission plant.
Laser Marking on a Steel Brake Pad – MECCO Application Example
See how quickly and clearly MECCO’s LaserWriter(tm) marking system marks a steel brake pad with both human readable and 2D marks