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When it comes to China and automotive doppelgangers, it's Chinese manufacturers cloning Western carmakers' models, but what you're seeing here is a European company turning one of its own cars into a Chinese-badged product, in this case, BMW using the X1 as a base for its upcoming Zinoro brand.
- Zinoro Concept Next Is A Sleek-looking Electric Suv From Bmw And Brilliance
The Zinoro Concept Next most likely previews the brand’s second model for the Chinese market after the BMW X1-based 1E. The BMW-Brilliance alliance’s brand focuses on building electric cars, with the Concept Next also featuring an all-electric...
- Kia Launches New China Brand Horki With Forte-based Concept Sedan
As if China didn't have enough brands of its own as well as from Asian and Western carmakers, an increasing number of established companies like Kia are expanding their local portfolios with new names. At the Auto China 2013 in Shanghai (April 20...
- China's Jac Does It Again With Ford F-150 Pickup Truck Clone
We've seen this play before and before that and before that, but it never gets old: Chinese automakers replicating vehicles from western automakers. One brand that keeps popping up on our cloning radar is Jianghuai Automobile, more commonly known...
- Greek Court Dismisses Daimler's Claim Against Chinese Smart Fortwo Knockoff
Remember Shuanghuan Automobile's Noble, the Chinese minicar that blatantly copies the design of the previous Smart Fortwo? Well, the Noble has made its appearance in several European countries including Greece where Smart's parent company, Daimler,...
- Great...walls Of Fire - Chinese Clones Of Fiat Panda & Scion Xa & Xb ?
Though we can't be entirely sure for their authenticity, its not as if it's the first time we've seen Chinese car manufactures attempting to clone European or Japanese models -see for example the Smart Fortwo clone. This time it looks like...
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Scoop: Did BMW Clone its X1 Into the China Market Zinoro EV SUV?
When it comes to China and automotive doppelgangers, it's Chinese manufacturers cloning Western carmakers' models, but what you're seeing here is a European company turning one of its own cars into a Chinese-badged product, in this case, BMW using the X1 as a base for its upcoming Zinoro brand.
At least that's what it looks like because BMW may further alter the design of the car before it reaches production.
Read more »- Zinoro Concept Next Is A Sleek-looking Electric Suv From Bmw And Brilliance
The Zinoro Concept Next most likely previews the brand’s second model for the Chinese market after the BMW X1-based 1E. The BMW-Brilliance alliance’s brand focuses on building electric cars, with the Concept Next also featuring an all-electric...
- Kia Launches New China Brand Horki With Forte-based Concept Sedan
As if China didn't have enough brands of its own as well as from Asian and Western carmakers, an increasing number of established companies like Kia are expanding their local portfolios with new names. At the Auto China 2013 in Shanghai (April 20...
- China's Jac Does It Again With Ford F-150 Pickup Truck Clone
We've seen this play before and before that and before that, but it never gets old: Chinese automakers replicating vehicles from western automakers. One brand that keeps popping up on our cloning radar is Jianghuai Automobile, more commonly known...
- Greek Court Dismisses Daimler's Claim Against Chinese Smart Fortwo Knockoff
Remember Shuanghuan Automobile's Noble, the Chinese minicar that blatantly copies the design of the previous Smart Fortwo? Well, the Noble has made its appearance in several European countries including Greece where Smart's parent company, Daimler,...
- Great...walls Of Fire - Chinese Clones Of Fiat Panda & Scion Xa & Xb ?
Though we can't be entirely sure for their authenticity, its not as if it's the first time we've seen Chinese car manufactures attempting to clone European or Japanese models -see for example the Smart Fortwo clone. This time it looks like...