Odometer operation weighs on Canadian cars
The number of Americans, the answer is “yes” skyrocketing, despite growing concern on the odometer fraud.
Last week, the police organized a ring of Spokane and the Canadian auto sector, dealers, had allegedly committed odometer fraud costs the USA both consumers and $ 1 million.
There is a growing problem in Washington State to Maine, officials say.
The strong dollar, linked to the opening of borders, it is more profitable for car dealers to buy cars in Canada and they cross the border for sale to USA.
“This started three years ago, and it becomes more and more excessive,” said Richard Morse, chief of odometer for investigations of fraud National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
“People know they can be a lot of money.”
There are vehicles in Canada may be sold to the USA, their speed knives and odometers must be implemented within a thousand kilometers. For ethical challenges, it is not much to ride a few thousand miles before the vehicle in the process, then increase its selling price of thousands of dollars.
Last week, seven people in Canada and the USA was indicted by a federal grand jury in Spokane to push back the odometers to 122 used vehicles from Canada have been sold in Switzerland in the north-west, approximately 90 miles south of the Canadian border.
Most vehicles trucks and expensive, Sport Utility Vehicles, and some took up 50000 miles, with the exception of the odometer. Consumer activists like a businessman, a pocket extra profit of 10 cents for every kilometre travelled back on odometer, or $ 5000 to 50000 miles.
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