Chinese C-Class

[5vz-fe]

Check out those rims and the rear end

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/1869/112mz2iu.th.jpg (http://img339.imageshack.us/my.php?image=112mz2iu.jpg)

[bmagni]

WTF ?? is this a copy ?

[5vz-fe]

How about this

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/8348/showletter8ky7uv.th.jpg (http://img339.imageshack.us/my.php?image=showletter8ky7uv.jpg)

think it's a copy?? :| :|

Also the X5 in the background

[bmagni]

ahhh is this for real ???

[TransAm]

Are there no copyright laws in China? :shock:

[5vz-fe]

I really hope it's not!!! The second one looks PS, but the first one is prolly real.

This was posted in JW before, so I think the C-Class is a "updated" version of this car
http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/482/carjlhq30035ei.th.jpg (http://img106.imageshack.us/my.php?image=carjlhq30035ei.jpg)http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/5456/carjlhq30048gm.th.jpg (http://img106.imageshack.us/my.php?image=carjlhq30048gm.jpg)

[evoWalo]

For all we know they may just be rebadged BMWs like the... what's that company that supercharges/turbocharges BMWs? The MB on the other hand looks like it was made out of plastic.

[stracing]

its prolly real. geely is a carmaker

that green merc look alike is real.

well china is known for copying. its not unusual at all. there are copyright laws but you don't have to obey them

[TransAm]

well china is known for copying. its not unusual at all. there are copyright laws but you don't have to obey them

Well in which case we (the west) should impose trade sanctions until they start playing by the rules... :x

[TransAm]

^^^ And then China (1300 million people) won't let you sell your cars there... I don't know which option is worse... :?

It is what we call a 'catch 22' situation (I dont know if you have the same expression in Spain) :|

Not really much you can do, but I still think we shouldnt let them get away with it. Just my $0.02 worth

[stracing]

they don't care if you don't want to trade with them. there are many other countries who are willing. like australia are always cautious coz we rely on them, not the other way

[pharzo]

^^^ And then China (1300 million people) won't let you sell your cars there... I don't know which option is worse... :?

It is what we call a 'catch 22' situation (I dont know if you have the same expression in Spain) :|

It's actually not a catch-22.

A catch-22 has to be self-cancelling. Doing it prevents it from happening. Seeing as it comes from a very popular novel, there's no reason why they wouldn't have it Spain :wink:

[numerouno]

they've taken copying to a higher level :)
have look here dudes:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4528565.stm

the car on the right's matiz(spark) and the one on the left's a chery QQ (chinese copy)
http://static.kolesa.ru/uploads/news_chery_QQ_n_chevy_spark.jpg

[stefanometa]

damn those freeky chinese

[TransAm]

^^^ And then China (1300 million people) won't let you sell your cars there... I don't know which option is worse... :?

It is what we call a 'catch 22' situation (I dont know if you have the same expression in Spain) :|

It's actually not a catch-22.

A catch-22 has to be self-cancelling. Doing it prevents it from happening. Seeing as it comes from a very popular novel, there's no reason why they wouldn't have it Spain :wink:

Well there ya go, learn something new everyday :)

[Overmind]

lol I can't believe they even make a fake cars...

[caugb]

Check this site (www.bcws.com.br). It is the best brazilian site about cars. Even if you don't speak portuguese, check photos of other cases of chinese "right to copy" (maybe that's the translation for copyright!!!). I know the owner of the site, that's why the Chinese C Class is there, but it was not possible to confirm that this car is still manufactured by Geely (nothing in their web site). There are awesome cars, with Honda's CRV front and Toyota's RAV4 back...

Direct link to the article is here: http://www2.uol.com.br/bestcars/artigos2/china-1.htm.