Perth, -Asbestos is a fibrous material which is available naturally in the earth and became popular as a building material since the 1950s. Materials often abbreviated as asbestos was used for roofing materials, PVC or thermoplastic tiles, and spray paint for upholstery. Later, in various countries in the world, can no longer use asbestos in the long term, lead to various diseases harmful if inhaled. At the most it is lung cancer, or it can be thickened pleura (thickening of lung tissue).
Well, Australia Customs (Members of Australia's Customs and Border Protection Department), detects the presence of asbestos in a container cars Chery and Great Wall. Powerful tool emits a sign they are harmful substances that come out of the air in the container.
Ateco Automotive, a car importer of Chery and Great Wall to temporarily suspend distribution and waiting for more detailed investigation. There has been no further decisions, whether it be replacing a device that contains asbestos, or completely restore a car to their home country.
Ateco Automotive biscara interpreter explained that in fact, contained asbestos gaskets on the engine and sewer, will not be dangerous to passengers. Because it does not deal directly with the human body such as being touched, or inhaled.
Chery and Great Wall Me-Recall
To avoid a prolonged quiet, the Great Wall moved quickly to replace engine gaskets contain asbestos and sewers with the new cars Chery and Great Wall at the dealer and the dealer has not been entered.
"This incident is not serious. Only the material standard of differences between China and Australia. There is no strict prohibition on the use of asbestos in China. But in Austalia has been banned since 2004, "said Shang Yugui, vice president of Great Wall of Sales Department. "We have decided to no longer use a mixture of asbestos-related differences in regulation," he added.
While the 2445 Chery also had interesting cars that allegedly contain asbestos, last Thursday, and replace several devices. "We can not use spare parts containing asbestos since July. We will fix all, "said Zeng Zhiling, Director of LMC Automotive Forecasting Asia Pacific.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (AC3)-institution supervision and consumer protection effort Australia-China denied the presence of 23,000 cars and asked to be investigated. Identified, which indicated branded cars Chery and Great Wall that contains asbestos gasket on the engine and drain.
