Land Rover set to take action over $25,000 Chinese Evoque clone


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Chinese car maker Land Wind are set to launch their Land Wind X7 in China shortly much to the anger of Jaguar Land Rover bosses who say the car is a clone of the Evoque!

Land Rover CEO Ralf Speth has spoken out against the Chinese Land Wind X7 which he claims breaches intellectual properly laws. As seen in these photos, the $25,000 Land Wind could easily pass as the luxury Land Rover Evoque that costs more than 3 times as much in China.

Land Rover have recently set up a joint venture with Chinese auto maker Chery which will see the Evoque along with other Jaguar and Land Rover cars manufactured in China. This teaming with Chery (a government owned Chinese car maker) could be the muscle that JLR will need if planning to take Land Wind to court over an IP dispute.

This is the second time we have seen the Evoque get the knock off treatment in China, and likely won’t be the last time we see a clone car make headlines.

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45 Comments

  1. Squizzy911
    November 24, 2014

    Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ULm6QrC428

    The Reason i will always drive german cars 🙂

  2. Faux-News
    November 24, 2014

    Land Wind. Lol. The Chinese clones come out with such epic clone names.

    • barry
      November 25, 2014

      Landwind has been making SUV long before Ford came up with a Range Rover Evoque

      • Ajit Shah
        November 25, 2014

        range rover does not belong to ford

        • barry
          November 25, 2014

          Ford bought Land Land Rover from BMW and sold it to Tata Motors India five years ago.

  3. GUEST
    November 24, 2014

    Who the hell cares? This website should be about phones, not cars

  4. Squizzy911
    November 24, 2014

    Watch this:

  5. Squizzy911
    November 24, 2014

    The Reason i will always drive german cars 🙂

  6. Faux-News
    November 24, 2014

    Land Wind. Lol. The Chinese clones come out with such epic clone names.

    • Guest
      November 25, 2014

      Landwind has been making SUV long before Ford came up with a Range Rover Evoque

    • Ajit Shah
      November 25, 2014

      range rover does not belong to ford

    • Guest
      November 25, 2014

      Ford bought Land Land Rover from BMW and sold it to Tata Motors India five years ago.

  7. Steve B
    November 24, 2014

    It will probably be more reliable

  8. Guest
    November 24, 2014

    Who the hell cares? This website should be about phones, not cars

  9. Steve B
    November 24, 2014

    It will probably be more reliable

  10. John
    November 25, 2014

    The Landwind X7’s interior looks better than the Evoque.

  11. nexusprime
    November 25, 2014

    I want the white CAR in photo

  12. Guest
    November 25, 2014

    The Landwind X7’s interior looks better than the Evoque.

  13. slartiblart
    November 25, 2014

    *Intellectual not interllectual – the irony..

  14. Pranab
    November 25, 2014

    Love China. I hope the Chinese industries fu.ck every western company’s happiness like this – right from Autos, to Phones and consumer electronics, and everything in between. The pricing gradient is tilting, and 10 years down the line, China has the ability to pretty much rape and decimate the global brands with its homegrown offerings. I have a feeling it will happen, and I can’t wait. Long live China.

    • Squizzy911
      November 25, 2014

      how about no? why do you want, that a country will more successful than yours? i want to see you without a job because a china man do it for less money 😉

      • September 9, 2015

        The people need income not jobs !. The work is for the machines and the profit of the automation of all industries must to be for everyone that play like a good citizen. not just for a minority.

  15. nexusprime
    November 25, 2014

    I want the white CAR in photo

  16. slartiblart
    November 25, 2014

    *Intellectual not interllectual – the irony..

  17. Guest
    November 25, 2014

    Love China. I hope the Chinese industries fu.ck every western company’s happiness like this – right from Autos, to Phones and consumer electronics, and everything in between. The pricing gradient is tilting, and 10 years down the line, China has the ability to pretty much rape and decimate the global brands with its homegrown offerings. I have a feeling it will happen, and I can’t wait. Long live China.

    • Squizzy911
      November 25, 2014

      how about no? why do you want, that a country will more successful than yours? i want to see you without a job because a china man do it for less money 😉

    • Elisha Bentzi
      September 9, 2015

      The people need income not jobs !. The work is for the machines and the profit of the automation of all industries must to be for everyone that play like a good citizen. not just for a minority.

  18. PresidentPutin
    November 25, 2014

    How does it compare to Xiaomi Mi4?

  19. Guest
    November 26, 2014

    How does it compare to Xiaomi Mi4?

  20. November 26, 2014

    Seriously, tell me where I can purchase this car. It looks really exquisite to be honest. But I don’t know how rugged it will be and how good will be its off road capabilities.

  21. Michael Ogbonnaya
    November 26, 2014

    Seriously, tell me where I can purchase this car. It looks really exquisite to be honest. But I don’t know how rugged it will be and how good will be its off road capabilities.