Great Wall suing Fiat for industrial espionage
Fiat and Greatwall Motors have had various spats over the past few years, mostly relating to the development of Greatwall’s Perry automobile, which Fiat say is a clone of their own Panda. Initially, an Italian judge ruled in Fiats favour and banned Greatwall from selling the car in Europe, later a counter claim from a Chinese court was awarded in Greatwalls favour, the Chinese court declared the Perry was not a Panda clone.
The latest issue between the two auto makers is due to Fiats alleged employment of spies within the Greatwall camp to take pictures of the Perry whilst it was still under production. Greatwall have taken their issue to a second level court in the city of Shi Jia Zhuang.
On September 30th, the Shi Jia Zhuang court issued a noticed to Fiats representative office in Shanghai regarding Greatwalls motion to sue Fiat over the use of spies. Fiat Shanghai refused to comment on the matter, and deemed it a matter for Fiat headquarters in Italy to deal with.
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More reason why I hope the US and Europe stop using China to make cheap junk and cut off ties with these low lives.
That’s easy for a dumb fuck like you to say, remember china own $2 trillion and GM can saying good bye to one of the biggest market. Now go back to school and educate yourself moron.
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Great Wall’s strategy is amazing: if we shout hard enough, they will forget what we did…. Fiat spying? Give me a lough!
ridicoli…..
ha, ha, ha…this is the pot calling the kettle black!
Great Wall’s home city is Baoding not Shijiazhuang.
you Chinese people are such a dump corrupt people
saying fiat copies haha
change your way of thinking
we all know that you chinese people copy everything
watches lamps CARS
JEZUS CHRIST your such a dump nation
Fuck you Luis, we do not welcome you such a idiot to China anytime. remeber this.
we could and will kick your ass in the short future.
Great Wall Motors must be a very dumb company to even suggest Fiat Auto would copy them. Well the Peri is a Panda rip off, so they obviously are dumb people!
They shouldn’t win this rediculous case or even be allowed to make that fake Panda! Great Wall suck!
It’s a state own company..What a surprise! NOT!
What this have to do with Chinese people, you racist. Why are you guys here anyway? Jealous?
Fiat would not need to spy the production in order to try to prove anything…all you have to do is look a the finished copy, take it apart and see how closely the Panda was copied. Apparently in China its an honour to be copied…China has to learn a few things about intellectual property rights if it wishes to be taken seriously in global trade. At some point, its own citizens will realise that the copies are not as good as the original and companies like Great Wall will end up with egg on their faces. What is really sad is that their ‘legal’ system supports such intellectual property right theft…
Fiat is a POS. There are no laws against ripping off a piece of sh*t.
greasy guys like u are so ignorant they should keep quiet and wash their mouth out with soap. Fiat has made and is making some of the most acclaimed cars in their class.
come on, FIAT is the loser in asian auto car market,the petential largest market.do you know why? Italians have problem with their minds. dont know the cultrue & the way to do business in Asia.
and the Chinese who know it all, have to copy and steal other poeple’s designs…ha, ha, ha…
e.g. did you know that KIA in Korea started by making the Fiat 124 under license?
Fiat is a piece of crap, how the fuck dare they, spying on other companies. Stupid lowlife, they should be wiped off the face of earth, these dirty and shitty Fiat people.
your language is absolutely disgusting and has no place here!
Fiat has been in the business of making cars since 1899; if they were as bad as u think they would have disappeared along with many other manufacturers…but they are still here and good enough to convince the US Government that they were worthy of being given the go-ahead to rescue Chrysler…when was the last time u drove a new Fiat?
Fiat copying Great Wall design????….what a load of bullshit!!! Seriously the chinese are a complete JOKE….stupid and moronic nation. They have some nerve…idiots
Just shows how ridiculous the courts can be in China. Onething that is very obvious when you live in China. Chinese people will stand together against the world if it means protecting their reputation or they think someone is attacking Chinese (verbally).
Valid comment Head Honcho. The Chinese need to learn to accept criticism and not issue attacks in retaliation…. bit like a kid in a sandpit having a tantrum.
SHAME FIAT