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Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd. (ZGH), commonly known as Geely Holding, is a Chinese multinational conglomerate headquartered in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. The company is privately owned by Chinese entrepreneur Li Shufu, and mainly engaged in the automotive industry. Founded in 1986 as a refrigerator parts company, Geely transitioned to motorcycles in 1994 and entered the automotive industry in 1997.
Wunderkind
Chicane Challenger
There is a difference between the Spirit of Ecstasy and taking ecstasy pills. The Geely management must have done the latter. I'm glad we are only seeing renderings and not the real thing.........yet.
EnI
Piston Pioneer
Oh, they even managed to copy RR starry headliner. Nice.
What's with those Asians? Now the Japanese, then Koreans, and now the Chinese. Xerox nations.
What a waste of potential ... Billions of people, and - they only manage to copy. I guess they 've become completely spiritless nation ... Without any inspiration, imagination & ideas. What a shame!
C'mon eg. Japanese & Korean carmakers had to open European design studios to get some really fresh design ideas.
What's with those Asians? Now the Japanese, then Koreans, and now the Chinese. Xerox nations.
What a waste of potential ... Billions of people, and - they only manage to copy. I guess they 've become completely spiritless nation ... Without any inspiration, imagination & ideas. What a shame!
C'mon eg. Japanese & Korean carmakers had to open European design studios to get some really fresh design ideas.
martinbo
Staff member
Frag. I laughed out loud when I saw that single back seat or should I say, throne. It looks like something Dr. Evil would use. Or, fit a toilet bowl in place of the seat and you get the idea of a luxury mobile lavatory that the Sultan of Brunei might use - replete with starry roof for heavenward stares when you're pushing beads from your auntie's vindaloo.
EnI
Piston Pioneer
Indeed. This one will be easy.
RR Greek temple grille is copyrighted. Several times. By BMW AG. Same case with Emily figure (Spirit of Ecstasy).
The problem is China still doesn't give a s..t about copyrights. And this car is for Chinese market only. So, I'm afraid BMW have no proper weapon to fire ... Unless the German state is ready to intervene via its Embassy in China, or even on higher level. I'm sure BMW are forcing German government to open such copying issue on state-to-state level. Just like USA did in the case of software / CD / DVD piracy.
cawimmer430
Piston Pioneer
bmer
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EnI
Piston Pioneer
Inspired by Luwalira's comment.
Yep, "Little Kim" also came on my mind when I first saw that car.
PS: it indeed looks like he sits on a toilet.
EnI
Piston Pioneer
Not this Geely car per se. But the whole copy-thing Chinese are doing lately. It's about protection of intellectual property after all. It's a serious thing ... Millions are invested in R&D (incl. design, marketing etc). With just copying the finished thing one gets an advantage - an unfair advantage. Or at least causing some damage to the party in question.
