Shanghai Auto Show: Huanghai Pirates Toyota, Chevy Pickups

Johnny Rocket April 25th, 2007 4:47 PM Link

Thank God the Chinese only sell cars in crappy Third World countries.

john April 25th, 2007 5:12 PM Link

The badges and the paint are original.
Also note Chinese companies do not have chroming technology.
So their unpainted and body colored parts are original too.

The show car license plate and tires might also be Chinese originals.

See, they’re not so bad.

Sharky April 25th, 2007 6:19 PM Link

So far, chinese cars are like the Little Debbie snack cakes of the automotive world. It may look just like a Ding Dong on the outside, but it tastes suspiciously lower-grade, stale and funky on the inside.

These cars are truly frightening, and I wouldn’t drive one if they were giving them away. If the chinese are this clueless about external design, God only knows what’s going on underneath.

jimbo April 25th, 2007 7:20 PM Link

Is it me, or is even their logo stolen? It looks like the mid-90’s Mazda flame logo turned sideways.

Michael April 25th, 2007 7:28 PM Link

The funny thing is that they aren’t the cars with badges. They actually built the whole damn truck to look exactly like its counterpart. None of the lines on the “colorado” cab are right, which is how I’ve come to this conclusion.

Russ Bellinis April 26th, 2007 11:36 AM Link

As long as the Chineese continue to make such blatant copies of other products whether cars, trucks or watches, will they ever be taken seriously? For many years Japan was known as a country where their products were simply cheap shoddy copies of western products. It was not until Japan began to produce original designs on their own that their reputation changed. As long as China continues to just copy someone else, they may be used as cheap source of labor for other manufacturers to have their products produced, but they will not be taken seriously by anyone. Does the country really want their economic future to be based solely on cheap knockoffs?

UFO April 26th, 2007 12:15 PM Link

I am a Chinese.I fell great shame when I see these picture! The questions is ,in the leadership, not every one has cognizance of that.Our car industry is far behind yours,but simply copy absolutely can not solve the problem -_-!!!

ps:my english is poor~~~

Don April 26th, 2007 4:23 PM Link

I wish Huanghai nothing but defeat and failure.

naggs April 28th, 2007 12:26 AM Link

UFO

it is understood by most that this shameless copying does not reflect the people of china as a whole. the same goes for most of the issues facing china today. as americans know, the will of the people does not always line up with the actions of government and business.

it is obvious to everyone that the sooner this blatant copying is ended the better they will be. only by creating can they hope to become something other than cheap versions of more established brands.

i would hope that the government of china would begin to enforce some sort of intel property laws to protect the legitimacy of chinese business as a whole.

Scott June 2nd, 2007 8:46 AM Link

My company does business in China and like most has intellectual property concerns with our business partners. On of our senior leaders explained to my that the years of communism are one reason plagiarism is so rampant. When the government paid for and ran EVERYTHING, all new knowledge instantly became part of the public domain. They had no need to protect knowledge because the government owned all of it.

Now, it is a new world and this blatant design copy is inexcusable. However, this understanding softened my previous view that the Chinese were lazy thieves. Agree with others that the government must implement serious intellectual property protections before China can move forward as a true leader.

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