The Transformers of Zhejiang Province


Transformers was as big a movie in China as it was in the USA, a generation of Chinese men grew up watching the first foreign cartoon to be allowed into the PRC and thus, a cult following has been built up around Transformers in China. One man in Zhejiang province, Mr. Zhu, let his enthusiasm for Transformers get the better of him, he actually built a few of his own Transformer robots out of used car parts, including an old BMW 735i front end, which he bought from a scrap car dealer.

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The robots are used as a promotional tool for Mr. Zhu’s own scrap metal business. Trade should surely be rather swift for Mr. Zhu now, since he’s been mentioned in many large media outlets in the PRC.

Mr. Zhu is not the first to make his own Transformers, there was the Citroen transfomer a while back as well.

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Ash

Ash came to China at 18 on a whim and never left. Some 10 years later he collected a degree and a family along the way and now focuses his time on watching the Chinese car industry develop. He has witnessed the market change from being minor backyard market in to the world's biggest and most important market for all car manufacturers. You can contact or connect with him via Linkedin by clicking the 'Website' link.

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6 Comments so far, please add your thoughts!

  1. avatar adam says:

    I am a very rude, naughty boy.

  2. avatar sgp says:

    这也算山寨吧

  3. avatar Optimus Prime says:

    hu they and santa suck

  4. avatar Car Dude says:

    Quite creative. The first one managed to resemble the robots from Transformers. He definitely got the attention of passersby there.

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