Attack of the Clones!

[TiburonJT]

Originally Posted by FordRules

this:http://www.hondapreview.com/civic/images/079.jpg
looks like a clone of
this:http://newcars.globeauto.com/images/...N/2006/4SA.JPG

There are similarities. For starters, they're both fugly, but the Civic doesn't beat the fugliness of the Ion.

[86fleet]

you know what they say-
imitation is the greatest form of flattery

I've always hated that one

[Geotpf]

Originally Posted by citric acid

That's a slippery slope there though. What is a ripoff, exactly? There are obvious ones, of course - the Chery QQ and Chevy Matiz can apparently interchange parts - but how similar do they need to be?

Safety regulations will ensure that the clones will never be sold here, because they're not made well, that's why they're so much cheaper.

This is apparently actually Daewoo and GM's fault. See, in the chaos of the Daewoo bankruptcy, Daewoo apparently licensed the rights to what eventually became the Daewoo Matiz/Chevy Spark to Chery. The problem was, GM apparently never found out about this, so they saw the QQ and raised hell. Hence the very quiet settlement recently-basically, it appears Chery was in the clear (although this is not confirmable-the terms of the settlement were secret).

[citric acid]

Originally Posted by Geotpf

This is apparently actually Daewoo and GM's fault. See, in the chaos of the Daewoo bankruptcy, Daewoo apparently licensed the rights to what eventually became the Daewoo Matiz/Chevy Spark to Chery. The problem was, GM apparently never found out about this, so they saw the QQ and raised hell. Hence the very quiet settlement recently-basically, it appears Chery was in the clear (although this is not confirmable-the terms of the settlement were secret).

Heh, I didn't know that, and that's actually extremely funny.