This Chinese Range Rover Evoque Copycat Crashed Embarrassingly Into The Real Thing

You couldn't make it up. The Landwind X7; a cheap Chinese knock-off of the Range Rover Evoque, has driven into the side of the real deal in a Chinese city - and the bruised pair are even the same colour

Matt Kimberley

05 Jul 2017

This Chinese Range Rover Evoque Copycat Crashed Embarrassingly Into The Real Thing

A Chinese Landwind X7, the infamous Range Rove Evoque copycat sold only in the Far East, has crashed into the genuine British article in a piece of news you couldn’t even make up. They’re even more or less the same damn colour…

The X7, which Landwind was allowed to carry on selling after the Chinese legal system declared Land Rover’s design copyrights ‘invalid’ (roll eyes here), allegedly smashed into the Evoque in the Chinese city of Chongqing. No one was hurt and the damage to each car was apparently minor, but police pointed the finger of blame at the X7 owner. As would we, frankly, but for reasons unconnected to the crash.

The heinous Chinese copy costs less than a quarter of the real deal’s asking price. JLR did try to halt its sales, but Chinese law pretty much always sides with Chinese business where there’s money to be made. Apparently JLR is still chasing lawsuits over the wannabe Landwind, but it’s not likely to get anywhere.

Via: CarScoops

Comments

well, that is Embarrassing !

When will the international community step up and demand action against China for their flagrant abuse of intellectual property and copyright laws? This should not be allowed to continue!

Many companies have tried, but the cases always get thrown out by the government. The simple fact is, the Chinese government WANT these cars to be produced, as it keeps the industries buoyant whilst high taxes on Western, Korean and Japanese products adds a few extra fat stacks of cash to the pot.