Shameless Chinese Ripoff

RLove · 08-21-2007, 10:33 AM

This was on the Motoring Authority website today. There are pictures posted to show how closely the Chinese company copied the Smart car.

Here is the article:

Smart car copycat faces legal trouble
Posted on Tuesday 21 August 2007

Chinese copycat cars caused enough trouble when they were sold in China, but the new generation of copycats about to be sold in Europe are putting legitimate manufacturers on the defensive. The latest case involves the Shuanghuan Noble (pictured inset), a minicar whose styling is, to put it politely, derivative of the Mercedes Smart car. Though it was earmarked for sale shortly after its debut at the Frankfurt auto show, legal action from Mercedes could mean it

MSOEMiller · 08-21-2007, 07:57 PM

http://www.adgoog.com/blog/photo/137...anghuan_s6.jpg

WOW!!! That takes some balls

lhoboy · 08-21-2007, 08:37 PM

That tridon safety cell is just painted on?

RLove · 08-22-2007, 05:55 AM

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Originally Posted by lhoboy

That tridon safety cell is just painted on?

With paint containing high levels of lead no doubt.

**SMART** · 08-22-2007, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by RLove

With paint containing high levels of lead no doubt.

Wow... that is low.

RLove · 08-22-2007, 02:06 PM

Here's yet another article about the ripoff.

http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-new...r-ar41997.html

MSOEMiller · 08-29-2007, 08:43 PM

Holy S*$!

I just found videos of the rip off on youtube. You HAVE to see this, it's so bad. I want to go to China and punch the CEO in the face.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqAeVSBtoZo

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNyop...elated&search=

Notice they even ripped off the song "Rappers Delight" by the Sugar Hill Gang in the 2nd video!