Do car manufacturers blatantly rip eachother off?

[Trick Pony]

I'd drive a Hongqi just for the name, until the Chinese piece of crap broke down on me.

Only if they have a model called the Cracker. Those Chinese cars also do horribly on crash tests.

[90GT50]

Kia/hyundai copies everyone else, old news.

[Slowhand]

That's funny as hell if it's real.

It's absolutely ridiculous over there, lol.

[Ratt]

If you think thats bad, you should look at the fucking chinese. Those fucks dont recongize ANY western patent laws.

http://gemssty.com/2006/10/29/top-10-copycat-cars/

Shameless mofos.

That's funny as hell if it's real.

It's real. Chinese corporations spend a shit ton of cash on The reverse engineering and reproduction of products from around the world. The Chinese products, however, are completely inferior. There are some Chinese compqnies however that are producing their own products and they are actually very nice.

[War Machine]

look at the new accords and the new e class mercedes

[32vfromhell]

Yep. The chinese dont give a flying fuck about patents. They will copy everything and anything and resell it.

They have chinese knockoff Wiis, computer chipsets, software, you name it. They just dont give a fuck and dont play nice. I know the germans are furious that they just shamelessly copy the BMW 7 series and the Mercedes S-Series.

Of course, guess how well the chinese knock offs perform in crash testing? lol

[jdgregory84]

of course, guess how well the chinese knock offs perform in crash testing? Lol

kamikazeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Beej]

head designer for Hyundai/Kia is former VW designer.

[Ratt]

I'd drive a Hongqi just for the name, until the Chinese piece of crap broke down on me.

I get what you're going for there, but q in Chinese is pronounced like a ch sound in English.

kamikazeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's Japanese you fucktard.

[ozzeran]

head designer for Hyundai/Kia is former VW designer.

I thought it was Audi.

[BP]

I get what you're going for there, but q in Chinese is pronounced like a ch sound in English.

I don't speak commie.

[mustangguy289]

Seems like an Asian thing.

That explains the VW.

[momo]

I thought it was Audi.

yup, that's correct.
VW owns Audi/Auto Union along with bentley, bugatti, lambo...


that kia actually looks fantastic. i saw the SX model in person. very classy looking automobile.
they are supposed to have an AWD model this year.

[Chili]

I thought it was Audi.

yup, that's correct.
VW owns Audi/Auto Union along with bentley, bugatti, lambo...


that kia actually looks fantastic. i saw the SX model in person. very classy looking automobile.
they are supposed to have an AWD model this year.

No, you guys are getting yourselves confused, he's saying the head designer at Kia used to work for VW:

http://www.cardesignnews.com/site/designers/whos_where/display/store4/item45209/

In what's regarded as a major boost for Korean car maker Kia, it has been confirmed that Peter Schreyer will be moving from Volkswagen AG to lead Kia's global design operation. Schreyer will oversee the design activities of the company's regional design centers in Frankfurt, Los Angeles and Tokyo as well as the Namyang Design Center in Korea.

[momo]

No, you guys are getting yourselves confused, he's saying the head designer at Kia used to work for VW:

http://www.cardesignnews.com/site/de...re4/item45209/

i wasnt confused. i said Audi + VW = same company. he may have officially been a VW employee but it's his work on Audi's recent sucessful cars that has brought him success.