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It may have been a while since we last showed you a "Made in China" doppelganger, but rest assured, the economic giant from Asia, never sleeps.
- Honda's Beijing Auto Show Concept C Previews New Mid-size Sedan For The Chinese Market
One of the star attractions at Honda's stand at the Auto China 2012 in Beijing is the new Concept C study that gives consumers a first look at the company's upcoming family saloon model that will go on sale in the country next year. Honda says...
- Saab Targets Chinese And Russian Markets, Unlikely To Develop A Diesel 9-4x
Saab has revealed plans to begin distribution to China and Russia. Deals for both countries will be signed before the end of the year, while Saab is also pondering the assembly of cars in the Far East. In other news, the Swedish maker also said that...
- China Hopes To Bully Foreign Companies, Trade Market Access For Electric Vehicle Technology
The chips are finally hitting the fan. China has put the word out there that it may play a big power card in the near future: give us all the secrets to your tech, or we won't let you build and sell in our ever-growing Chinese market. According to...
- Chinese Tuner Builds Ferrari Enzo Wannabe Replica Based On Geely Coupe
You'd expect that a Ferrari replica from China, a country where the automotive industry has turned European and Japanese car cloning into a science, would at least be presentable. Because what you are seeing pictured above is just a computer-generated...
- China ‘outwits’ The Wto By Raising Taxes On Large Displacement Engines
For a while now, the US, Canada and the European Union have been fighting China over Beijing’s unfair tax treatment for imported foreign car parts. According to the Chinese law, imported new cars are subject to a 25% tariff while foreign parts...
Cars
Made in China: Scion / Toyota iQ Copy Wants to Conquer Europe […]
It may have been a while since we last showed you a "Made in China" doppelganger, but rest assured, the economic giant from Asia, never sleeps.
As if it weren't troublesome enough that China reaps all the benefits of free trade to sell its products everywhere while enforcing all kind of rules when it comes to imports (did you know, for example, that only 20 foreign films are allowed for release in China each year?) or opening a local business, the country has also established notoriously lax patent and copyright laws.
While not in significantly large numbers, many Chinese companies have targeted the automotive industry creating various knock offs of European and Japanese vehicles. Longtime Carscoop reader John F.T. from Norway* discovered yet another copy while browsing on a local online marketplace.
- Honda's Beijing Auto Show Concept C Previews New Mid-size Sedan For The Chinese Market
One of the star attractions at Honda's stand at the Auto China 2012 in Beijing is the new Concept C study that gives consumers a first look at the company's upcoming family saloon model that will go on sale in the country next year. Honda says...
- Saab Targets Chinese And Russian Markets, Unlikely To Develop A Diesel 9-4x
Saab has revealed plans to begin distribution to China and Russia. Deals for both countries will be signed before the end of the year, while Saab is also pondering the assembly of cars in the Far East. In other news, the Swedish maker also said that...
- China Hopes To Bully Foreign Companies, Trade Market Access For Electric Vehicle Technology
The chips are finally hitting the fan. China has put the word out there that it may play a big power card in the near future: give us all the secrets to your tech, or we won't let you build and sell in our ever-growing Chinese market. According to...
- Chinese Tuner Builds Ferrari Enzo Wannabe Replica Based On Geely Coupe
You'd expect that a Ferrari replica from China, a country where the automotive industry has turned European and Japanese car cloning into a science, would at least be presentable. Because what you are seeing pictured above is just a computer-generated...
- China ‘outwits’ The Wto By Raising Taxes On Large Displacement Engines
For a while now, the US, Canada and the European Union have been fighting China over Beijing’s unfair tax treatment for imported foreign car parts. According to the Chinese law, imported new cars are subject to a 25% tariff while foreign parts...