A lot of cars have similar styling ques (most of the posts in this thread) however certain manufacturers have been blatant about it like Hyndai and th elikes.
some of it is similar, but who cares its still a POS in comparison lol
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I would like to hear an update on this too.
It’s one thing to steal BMW’s styling and sell it for thousands less. Most people who buy an X5 are buying it because its a BMW, not for its looks. I don’t think this would take away business from BMW. I do agree with BMW for taking legal action though, theft is theft and China has to get put in check immediately when it comes to patent infringement, etc.
It’s a clearly different thing like the Cherry to reverse engineer (translation: steal) the Chevy Aveo design and sell that for thousands less. Those two will compete on equal footing. Someone buying an Aveo is buying a cheap car, not the nameplate. So the Chinese one will seriously hurt their sales.
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The government doesn’t give a rat’s ass about my company :deadhorse: (I know) but, they do seem to listen to the UAW so maybe these cars won’t be sold here.
I however will still have to compete with the Chinese because no one gives a shit about my company or its workers.
I fucking hate this shit.
I guess in all fairness they are trying to put the masses to work but come on. Quit flooding the world with cheap imitations of everything.
They poison themselves and their land for the almighty Dollar…pathetic.
[quote=“Shifty,post:16,topic:35511"”]
2007 Mazda pick-up
Vs.
Ford Ranger
Who know maybe BMW has a Deal/contract with the China
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Ford Owns 33% of Mazda, so that would be sharing if you saw similar designs from the two. The b2000 is just a rebadge to fill a void in mazdas product line like was was already said.
No way the chinese copied a car design?
The Chinese made one looks HORRRRIIBBLEE to me, i would never consider buying it regardless of price, there is slight similarities but i dont think BMW would care, theyre version is decent, the other POS is stupidly horrible looking…
the rear definitely looks similar…just look at the taillight’s position…
from side…there’s a resemblance…
the console resembles bmw’s classic console…
how can a car company (expecally bmw) patten a “design”…
there are hundreds of cars that “copy” each other…
this should be thrown out of court…
everyone knows bmw>chineese
but those with a tighter pocket book may just take a little of the market away…
but truthfully what bmw is saying by this lawsuite is “were scared of the chineese”
end of story.
I’ve stolen many of your womenz
Hahaha CEO.
LOL at all the copycatting in the industry. My favorite has always been the Sonata after the Accord was redesigned.
Honda and Hyundai have been getting along for a while now…
The names are close and the cars are even closer, other than price and Hyundai sucks…
not similar enough to warrant a case
[quote=“ZOMGVTEK,post:35,topic:35511"”]
Honda and Hyundai have been getting along for a while now…
The names are close and the cars are even closer, other than price and Hyundai sucks…
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Way to talk out out of your ass.
Hundai does not suck anymore.
The cars are high in quality and reliability. The only handicap is the Names old reputation when they got started. They make better cars then Ford and Chevy and given another 10 years the brands reputaion will change dramatically.
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agreed.
i would drive the other H car before a ford or gm again.
[quote=“ZOMGVTEK,post:35,topic:35511"”]
Honda and Hyundai have been getting along for a while now…
The names are close and the cars are even closer, other than price and Hyundai sucks…
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you’re (and i use the possessive because you totally own it) :bloated:
autoweek as even put huundai up against honda and toyota. then made mention that the car company has come along way, and deserves the right to be mentioned in the same sentence.
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Hasn’t hyundia been doing this for years now?
No one usually even cares because no one buys the pieces of crap anyway.
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You might want to glance at some sales numbers, and some quality rankings.
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The names are close and the cars are even closer, other than price and Hyundai sucks…
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Same.
[quote=“Violator,post:37,topic:35511"”]
Way to talk out out of your ass.
Hundai does not suck anymore.
The cars are high in quality and reliability. The only handicap is the Names old reputation when they got started. They make better cars then Ford and Chevy and given another 10 years the brands reputaion will change dramatically.
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Well i still think that many manufacturers are better than hYundai. Sure some of them are reliable and have acceptable quality, but i would much rather have a honda or toyota… And yes, they do without a doubt make better cars than ford or chevy, but thas not saying much…