At first glance, the new car unveiled at a motor show
appeared to be an updated model of the Range Rover Evoque.
With its signature body shape, lights and radiator grill and silver logo across the front edge of its bonnet, it was the spitting image of the British bestseller.
But in fact, it was a brazen copy of the hugely popular
UK-designed ‘baby’ off-roader – and a fraction of the price.
The hugely
popular UK-designed 'baby' off-roader, the £40,000-plus Range Rover
Evoque
Chinese carmaker LandWind launched its own £14,000 X7 at
the Guangzhou motor show in China last week.
Little-known Chinese carmaker LandWind launched its
£14,000 X7 at the Guangzhou motor show in China last week.
Its uncanny similarity to the £40,000-plus Evoque’s
distinctive design provoked an angry response from Jaguar Land Rover, which may
take legal action to protect its brand.
The British manufacturer has just opened its first car
factory in China in a venture with local firm Chery.
Jaguar Land Rover chief executive Dr Ralf Speth told
Autocar magazine: ‘The fact that this kind of copying is ongoing in China is
very disappointing. The intellectual property (IP) is owned by Jaguar Land
Rover and if you break that IP then you are in breach of international
regulations.’
But drivers looking for a fashionable car at a bargain
price might want to wait for safety inspection results.
LandWind’s earlier CV9 people-carrier scored just two
stars out of five in European crash tests in 2010.
At first glance, the new car unveiled at a motor show appeared to be an updated model of the Range Rover Evoque.
With
its signature body shape, lights and radiator grill and silver logo
across the front edge of its bonnet, it was the spitting image of the
British bestseller.
But in fact, it was a brazen copy of the hugely popular UK-designed ‘baby’ off-roader – and a fraction of the price.
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