[mchicha]

CarScoop

Land Rover CEO Dr Ralf Speth said LandWind’s X7 SUV qualifies as an Intellectual Property theft and will approach Chinese officials about the matter at the Guangzhou Auto Show.

“The fact that this kind of copying is ongoing in China is very disappointing. The simple principle is that it is not something that should happen; the Intellectual Property is owned by Jaguar Land Rover and if you break that IP then you are in breach of international regulations that apply around the world,” Speth told Autocar magazine.

The executive said Land Rover has invested heavily in China with its joint venture partner Chery and what LandWind has done with the X7 damages its business in China.

“I will talk to our officials and I will talk to our partners at Chery to find a way around this situation. I cannot imagine Chinese officials will be happy at any actions that undermine the credibility of the country. What we have seen today is not correct,” Speth added.

Anyways you get the picture (s)

 

[megeebee]

Wow!

No pretense at all. Flat out copying.

 

[sfbreh]

Was "Rand Rover" already taken?

 

[SKH]

Was "Rand Rover" already taken?

Lacist!

 

[mchicha]

I really would love to see what goes on inside a group of people and the conversations as they have as a product committee when they decide as a company to do something like this.

It would make a very great look into the workings of a culture that can do this. (Not the Chinese Culture) but the culture inside a company like this one.

 

[Twinpeaksr]

It's not an exact copy, the grill is different and the Land Wind has a Luggage Rack.

Of course for a $40K less, the Land Wind will probably have some good sales numbers.

 

[DetroitIron]

"I don't see any similarities" says lead designer Luk Du Same.

 

[Sal Collaziano]

There are a lot of similarities. I think they actually could have got away with it if the windows didn't progressively shorten to the rear...

 

[Blair1118]

I would be curious to know if these companies that completely rip off designs are doing it out of "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" - that's a beautiful design, lets do our own take, or is it more "it works for them, it'll work for us" copy it, but change 2% of the design details.

 

[Zydzik]

It is sad... However I do not think JLR and parent company will have enough say to make a difference. Multinational corporations do not have the same protections in the Chinese system. By the time the litigation is over Range Rover will have had a fully refreshed or totally redesigned model. And by then JLR will not want to sink money into Lawyers for 3-5 years when it desperately needs to sell more vehicles and enter new segments. This is one big waste of time and money if you ask me.

 

[wiggindude]

Damn Chinese, have no shame. Sadly, the fake Rover will probably last as long as the real one.

 

[Ruperts Trooper]

Damn Chinese, have no shame. Sadly, the fake Rover will probably last as long as the real one.

LandWind are planning to falsify ficticious crash-test data and import it into the USA.

 

[richmond2000]

they could not even bother to "borrow" a NOSE from a different SUV but copy ONE car 99% correctly

I think the sad part is I prefer the Land Wind over the ROVER Version IMHO

 

[Ruperts Trooper]

they could not even bother to "borrow" a NOSE from a different SUV but copy ONE car 99% correctly

It's a bit like BMW couldn't be bothered to style their FWD new car, so just copied the BMC Mini and scaled it up 30% using a photo-copier on the plans.

 

[mchicha]

It's a bit like BMW couldn't be bothered to style their FWD new car, so just copied the BMC Mini and scaled it up 30% using a photo-copier on the plans.

Its not equivalent since BMW owns Mini

 

[Ruperts Trooper]

Its not equivalent since BMW owns Mini

The "couldn't be bothered" part is equivalent.

 

[CJH]

Probably the only thing that will be in the shop more than the Land Rover is the Chinese rip off version of the Land Rover!!! I kid, I kid!!!

Just in time to go along with this:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/11/us-china-military-idUSKCN0IV0WY20141111

They Chinese have a knack for being shameless.

 

[mchicha]

Probably the only thing that will be in the shop more than the Land Rover is the Chinese rip off version of the Land Rover!!! I kid, I kid!!!

Just in time to go along with this:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/11/us-china-military-idUSKCN0IV0WY20141111

They Chinese have a knack for being shameless.

Thats the piece 'stealth aircraft' that was so bad their own military refused to buy it, they offered some to Mugambe and he turned them down

 

[i-am-god]

I Actually think the interior in the Land Wind looks nicer than the one in the Land Rover.

 

[Jesda]

The "couldn't be bothered" part is equivalent.

Not really.

They bothered to buy an entire brand and factory.