BMW loses Clonewars Italian court battle


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Take a close look at the image. A court in Italy has just ruled that the crossover pictured above, the five-seat CEO built by Shuanghuan Automobile of Shijiazhuang, China, is not a clone of the BMW X5. Um... yeah. The legal battles began when Shuanghuan introduced their "Noble" last year, a near-clone of the Smart fortwo. Mercedes-Benz wasn't impressed, and threatened a lawsuit. Shortly thereafter, BMW started losing sleep over the Chinese CEO, an obvious facsimile of their previous-generation X5 (E53). The Bavarian automaker took Shuanghuan to court in Munich this past summer and won their case, and when Martin Motors (the distributor of Shuanghuan Automobiles in Italy and central Europe) started selling the CEO in early 2007, BMW again took legal action, this time in the Italian judicial system.
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Shuanghuan Automobiles are shameless. Their car is an insult to the beautiful E53. I'm angry right now!
 
Autoblog said:
Last week, the Germans met their defeat when the Italian courts rejected their claims. To date, Martin Motors has sold about 200 copies of the CEO and expects to sell about 1200 this year in their European markets. "We are convinced the CEO wasn't a clone of the X5. We are happy to see our view supported by a court ruling," said an obviously pleased spokesperson from Martin Motors. We have to wonder how quickly the Italians would change their tune if Shuanghuan began to knock-off the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4.
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"Imitation is the best form of flattery"...i think the saying goes. Chinese are flattering every European automaker :D
 
Mi vergogno di essere italiano in questo momento... :jpshakehe

Come sulla terra, il tribunale non realizzare il Shuanghuan pezzo de merda è una cazzo di copia pirata del BMW X5?​

Questo é stronzate! Stronzate vi dico!:t-banghea​
 
BREAKING NEWS! They have released the new CEO! and have done a great job of it, you can't see any comparison between the X5 and CEO!

But if you look really really hard can can see the X5 badge crayoned out and CEO in Crayon:bowdown:
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I just reposted this by accident in the BMW Lounge. Whoops...


Excuse my language, but how the FREAK does this piece of crap copy get away with this? :confused:

I need to photograph the judges and post their pictures on the Internet!
 
cawimmer430 said:
I just reposted this by accident in the BMW Lounge. Whoops...


Excuse my language, but how the FREAK does this piece of crap copy get away with this? :confused:

I need to photograph the judges and post their pictures on the Internet!
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I think they may have been blind!

BMW tried explaining to them,but they just didn't see it:D
 
VroomVroom said:
I think they may have been blind!

BMW tried explaining to them,but they just didn't see it:D
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Honestly, the Italian Mafia can do us all a favor by sending these judges some Christmas greetings that will explode once the fancy wrapping paper is taken off. ;)
 
They won't touch Lambo as its part of the VAG Empire :D

About 2 years age a Chinese company released a Polo looking clone (4 round headlight look) called the Golo which was based on a Suzuki model of some type.

VW stopped the maker from using the Golo name which was taken off the market very shortly after introduction and changed to Glow.

Tongtian / Jiangnan Glow - China Car Forums
 
I can't wait for some Chinese imitation resembling a 430 Scuderia or 599 GTB....


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They'll change, then!
 
What a shame! I think, I hate Chinese automotive industry like... Well, there is no existing example yet! :t-banghea

Give me an Ak-47 & line-up all the designers (cloners actually) of Shuanghuanin in front of me to express my feelings! :angryfire
 

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