I know, it's two years late, but I didn't cover this topic so I want to do it now. Two years ago, Chery was sued by GM through Daewoo for copying the Daewoo Spark design and using it for the Chery QQ. What was copied? Well, almost all of it. Interior body structure, exterior and interior design and many key components.
What pissed GM off was that Chery was selling the QQ cheaper then the Spark, and in more units on the chinese market then Daewoo managed. While Daewoo sold around 8000 Spark's, Chery sold many more. And between two identical cars, one of them with a much lower price, which are you going to choose? The Chery QQ of course.
The Chery QQ begun production in 2002, and despite GM's offensive, Chery was even starting to export the QQ model in foreign countries.
I say this has to stop. Chery just ruins its reputation with stuff like this. If they want to be a world wide company then they have to behave in the spirit of the law and stop pulling this crap.
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