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08-22-2007, 03:23 PM
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  | Chinese Release Copycat Humvee! Is nothing sacred? Chinese release copycat Humvee  It looks as though no car is safe from China's car copying industry - not even the U.S. military-derived Humvee. Guessing that there's an extensive market out there for urban assault vehicles, China's Dongfeng has released a new model it calls the 'Crazy Soldier,' which shares a striking resemblance to the original military truck created by AM General. The Crazy Soldier was apparently developed over a period of four and half years, with engineers working closely with army officials in an effort to design a vehicle that perfectly suited the needs of the military. They then added a radio and CD player, slapped a price tag on it and released it onto the Chinese domestic market. China's habit of cloning cars is getting to the point where Western automakers are starting to fight back. Yesterday, we reported that Mercedes-Benz is considering suing another Chinese automaker, Shuanghuan Auto, for copying its Smart minicar, and it's a bout time other manufacturers did the |
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| Re: Chinese Release Copycat Humvee! No shame.
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| Re: Chinese Release Copycat Humvee! I'd set on fire every single plant and they'd be screaming like this German "DJ-my-@$$!"  Scooter... 
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| Re: Chinese Release Copycat Humvee! By "developed over a period of four and a half years" they of course mean "it took 4.5 years to buy lots of used H1s and put new fronts on them" |
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