Thursday, December 06, 2007
Daimler blasts Chinese copycats
Daimler has prevented a Chinese carmaker from unveiling a new minicar after the German carmaker claimed the model infringed on its design copyright for the Smart ForTwo.
The Noble, built by Shuanghuan Automobile, was due to feature at last week’s Bologna auto show but the car was pulled after Daimler won a temporary order from an Italian court which banned Shuanghuan showing the new model.
A similar order was obtained by the company in Germany to prevent Shuanghuan’s German distributor from showing the Noble at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September.
DATED: 06.12.07
FEED: MT
