They have blatantly copied designs in the past. Not surprised.

 

not surprising, since audi etc have factory there

 

Seriously insulting whether you're Chinese or not. I would be so embarrassed driving one of those knockoffs around.

 

The real $ is in selling the emblems from other makes to put on these.

 

Even the model names are inspired. E Series for the EX35 knockoff, and T Series for the Tiguan knockoff.

 

lol a A4 suv.

 

Unbelievable.

The sad thing is, if Audi, Infiniti or Volkswagen even bothered with a lawsuit, they'd loose.

BMW sued some Chinese carmaker because they had an X5 clone. BMW lost the case because the judges felt that the rear lights (or something along those lines) looked different from the original X5. Case closed.

 

Haha I guess intellectual property rights do not currently exist in Mainland China :P

 

Would seem that way.

 

For anybody that is involved in business and entrepreneurship should know that intellectual property rights do exist in China.

Any lawyer or actual business person would tell you that copies are made when certain companies do not take the necessary precautions to protect themselves or enforce infringement.

Plenty of companies have their products copied, and plenty of companies (that protect themselves properly) don't.


That being said, are the copies morally right? No

 

Funny thing is, Toyota and I can't remember another brand were trying to sue Chinese auto makers copying their design couple years ago, but they lost!

 

Wow, this is as shameless as it gets. This it's the first example I'm seeing of exact copies. Most of the time, we see cars that look remarkably similar to REAL cars but were never exact molds. This is clearly a case of the Chinese buying examples of the real thing, taking then apart, and making molds of the parts.

This is the country that is suppose to replace the US as the worlds economic leader? All based on stolen ideas, sweat shop wages, and currency manipulation.

Scary.

 

These are usually the no-name companies trying to get bigger boys (in China) to notice. Their appalling [lack of] quality control is an obvious clue.

 

Although I see where the anger comes from, I see no cause for concern. After living here for awhile, I found that the Chinese are very, very brand conscious. They know what is good and will often buy the real thing for fears of losing face.

I don't really see these cars roaming the streets of Shanghai at all. I see a lot more VWs and Audis, the IS are also plentiful.

 

Looking at the photos, you can clearly see REAL automakers side by side with these copycats in an auto show. I can only assume some of the same copied models are under the same roof. How do they get away with it?