OREANDA-NEWS In Russia, there are problems with the quality of car oil — the volume of counterfeit goods for certain groups of goods on the market reaches 50 percent. This was warned during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) by the chairman of the Board of Directors of the Center for the Development of Advanced Technologies (CRPT, operator of the "Honest Sign" digital marking system) Mikhail Dubin, reports TASS.

"You know, practically no one controls the quality of oil in these barrels," he said. Dubin also stressed that cars are often filled with "almost sunflower oil" instead of special oil.

To solve the problem, it is necessary to introduce labeling of auto parts and automotive oils, the expert believes. The center is ready to support the initiative if it appears from the industry.

About 23 percent of Russian auto mechanics have encountered fake auto parts this year, Izvestia wrote earlier. Most often, employees noticed problems with oil. Experts admit that a significant part of the products supplied under the parallel import scheme may also be counterfeit.