Chinese Fiat copies, How close can you get?

[sutera1996]

So here's the Zotye Multiplan, which came out in 2009, so whats different besides the badge?

An here's the Panda equivalent the "GW Peri", which Fiat took a lawsuit out on

 

[Andy Monty]

Be interesting to crash test them

 

[dave]

are they clones or made under licence?

 

[PuntoHowTo]

Fiat Sold off the rights to the Multipla to Zotye sometime at the beginning of the year its not a copy its actually the same car.... well being china the car comes with better equipment than the original fiat, reports state its a better car and comes with mitsubishi engines.

the second car above looks to have more in common with a nissan note than a fiat panda in my opinion

 

[Ziggy122]

the panda does and doesn't look a like

But Chinese copies are everywhere you look

ziggy

 

[Liquid Knight]

I think this is a very good move by Fiat. By selling the rights to the designs and panel molds on they have more development budget and we can buy parts from China for ours.

 

[Ziggy122]

I think this is a very good move by Fiat. By selling the rights to the designs and panel molds on they have more development budget and we can buy parts from China for ours.

yea in thoery if your after a cheap repair - you can get a cheap chinese steel pannel
Just gotta way >99999days for them

Ziggy

 

[Peter Pick-Up]

Fiat has it's own plant in China for two years now....!!
So don't be surprised to find some original parts come from the east...like it or not...!!

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