On July 22, the public interest action involving illegal production and sale of right three-wheeled motorcycles between China Consumers Association (CCA) and Lovol Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. et al reached a civil mediation agreement under the court’s presidency. All six claims of the CCA were realized.

This is the first public interest action filed by the CCA, and also China’s first consumer-related civil public interest action that is concluded through mediation. Upon the start of this public interest action, Lovol paid great attention and immediately took rectification measures, fully stopped the production and sale of the non-standard right three-wheeled motorcycles, and under guidance from the CCA, actively carried out consumer rights protection and enterprise production & operation compliance improvement work.

It is reported that on July 1, 2016, the CCA filed a consumer-related civil public interest action against Lovol and three other defendants on the ground of their illegal production and sale of right three-wheeled motorcycles. On July 25, 2016, the Beijing Fourth Intermediate People's Court officially accepted the case. Over the course of the action, the CCA and the four defendants including Lovol had rounds of talks, mediation and evidence cross-examination, and reached a preliminary mediation agreement on April 26, 2019. After announcement and examination by the People’s Court, the Beijing Fourth Intermediate People's Court officially issued a civil mediation letter on June 10, 2019. The CCA publicized the full text of the civil mediation letter on its official website.

Source: gov.cn