Automotive industry People's Republic of China is not developing on weekdays, and on the clock. Even minute. Not the Europeans are able to reach in the Japanese horror from one of China's automotive copies, as representatives of one quarter of the world's population already vykatyvayut new clone. And not all were sad, if not dramatic intentions PRC leadership enslave the world market. They meet zakidat us copies of our own products! It seems that history with Abibas shoes - that's flowers.
Already in Russia today can be bought several cars of Chinese origin, developed by the designers were, to put it mildly, rooted writing numbers and drawings srisovyvaya Foreign samples technology. Thus, Chery has flooded Russia copies Seat Toledo fifteen ago - are sold under the name Amulet. The same machine can say that on Passive Safety does not stand any criticism.
Seat Toledo 1992 Chery Amulet


Tiny Sweet, also known as QQ, is a "solid" copy Daewoo Matiz. And in Russia is literally a paradoxical situation: Sweet is often more expensive than the original Matiz. Which of these "cubs" buy - the choice is not easy. But on the side of Daewoo already proven quality.
Daewoo Matiz Chery Sweet


Chery Tiggo - this is a fine work. Here engineers came very wittily by copying the body and the undercarriage previous generation Toyota RAV4, but adding external elements of Honda CR-V. Seem to form a new car.
Toyota RAV4 Chery Tiggo


Next on the list should be Great Wall. This producer none of its own design: all licensed or not copied from the Japanese and European models. Hover popular in Russia, which, by the way, threatening to produce in Elabuga, little different from Isuzu Axiom. Japanese, however, to Europe and Russia has not been formally delivered - here GW simply filled a vacant niche.
Isuzu Axiom Great Wall Hover


A Great Wall is generally rossypi compact car, which also has announced to the production in Elabuga. Here cloning has reached an apotheosis. As the prototypes are used: Nissan Note mixed with FIAT Panda, an American Scion xA and xB, Toyota Yaris ... Why copy as soon as the Chinese know only marketing. But these "pram with motorchikami will demand in Russia - prices promise to be too tempting.
BYD not yet known to us, but now is trying to rip their market share and buses: his F3 - it is an auspicious mixture of body Toyota Corolla with the grit of folk art and Chevrolet Lacetti. Especially fun pyatidverny Hatchback. They already can be purchased. While on the side of BYD is a strong argument: recently appeared from the crash-tests, with passive safety there are not so bad - F3 received satisfactory assessment experts.
Toyota Corolla BYD F3


But coupe-cabriolet F8 while we did not have before, but pity. It can display in the museum itself as a piece of amazing mixing styles and models. Judge for yourselves: F8 front virtually copies Mercedes SL, even vent slot on the left side of body, in the back as it is clear that noble German "FAS" pasted on the body of Renault Megane CC.
With cod provalivshy crash tests ADAC Landwind is a little podretushirovannuyu version of the old, well-known in Russia Opel Frontera / Isuzu Amigo. However, the car not only copied the Chinese SUV, but also simplified the design, used much cheaper plastic, and the most terrible, have not been able to establish proper body welding quality items. Result - Landwind acknowledged the most dangerous vehicle in the history of ADAC crash tests.
Opel Frontera Landwind


Not so long ago appeared in Russia SCEO - it is already more complex "cocktail" of the body of the BMW X5 with peredkom from Toyota Land Cruiser Prado. The car turned out to be fun, even more serious intention of Chinese rassmeshilo deliver a miracle in Europe. He even wanted to show in Frankfurt this autumn, but the leadership BMW threatened to be made in court, and the European debut SCEO had to be postponed.
BMW X5 SCEO


No less scandalous and is well Flybo - China's electric vehicle development, which is already interested in purchasing some European companies. And the fact is that the latest Flybo 6000ZK outwardly copies Smart ForTwo first generation. German manufacturer will not allow such plagiarism descended from Chinese hands, the more that their own versions of Smart Electric is almost ready for production.
Smart ForTwo Flybo 6000ZK


Little known outside China until Maple proslavitsya managed in the United States, though not going so far to sell their products there. They copied the design for the next Cadillac CTS version of its Eidos Citroen ZX, which had once produced under license.
And the latest example of cloning "in Chinese - is Lifan 3 series. This compact pyatidverny Hatchback strikingly similar to the MINI. Reactions from the British brand is not followed.
The Chinese continue to copy. But not all terrible. Soon to appear before the above new generation of cars, and many of them have already been developed without the use of Xerox. One example - promising Chery Tiggo 2, which will premiere as early as this year. It is an original car. And on this path sooner or later have to go to all automakers wishing to establish a good reputation in Europe and the United States.