Hangzhou Zhongce: US Tyre Recall is ‘Commercial Manipulation’
Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Company has countered claims that some of its tyres are defective and suggested that a NHSTA recall report filed by US company, Foreign Tire Sales Inc (FTS) amounts to “commercial manipulation and sensationalization.” In an official statement, Hangzhou Zhongce contested FTS’ $80 million legal claim, saying it: “retains recourse rights against FTS for the loss [it]…has sustained.”
In the statement, Hangzhou Zhongce explains that it has adopted “strict quality control and test procedures” and strives make sure products are manufactured “in accordance with the relevant requirements.” All the tyres in question have passed United States National Standards. “So far we have not detected any defective problem. We believe our product has no quality problem,” the company continued.
In order to further its defence, Hangzhou Zhongce has hired China Beijing Guantao Law Firm and Hogan Hartson LLP, a US law firm. Hangzhou Zhongce says this is to represent the company in its disputes with FTS and to handle what it characterises as a “reporting issue” filed by FTS to NHTSA.