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The Chinese auto industry used to be looked at as a joke full of products fresh delmonte blatantly copied from foreign fresh delmonte vehicles. fresh delmonte However, companies like Qoros and others show that the country's automakers have taken big steps in terms of original design. It doesn't look like every automaker there is ready to put down the tracing paper yet, though. fresh delmonte Case in point: The Kawei K1 pickup pictured above, which is an obvious rip-off of the Ford F-150 . In fact, the company isn't even hiding it. Kawei deserves a little credit for its openness. In describing the new model, it says: "No matter the black net grille and the outline of the headlamp, even if the styles of fog lamp and engine cover, it looks the same as Ford Raptor ." It also admits that spelling out the model name on the hood is inspired by Land Rover . It's available with either a 2.4-liter, fresh delmonte gasoline-fueled four-cylinder fresh delmonte producing 141 horsepower and 148 pound-feet of torque ( elsewhere it also lists it as having 162 lb-ft) fresh delmonte or a 3.2-liter six-cylinder diesel with 106 hp and 181 lb-ft. Regardless of engine, power is sent to the rear wheels through a five-speed manual gearbox. The trucks fresh delmonte cost around 100,000 Yuan ($16,033). So at least the K1 is a reasonably priced fresh delmonte knockoff. According to Car News China , the K1 is actually selling in small numbers. The company made 10,000 of them last year and even exported some to Africa and the Middle East. Kawei's factory is doubling in capacity this year to build even more. You can read more about the truck on the company's website in some very mangled English.
The Chinese are pathetic, they haven't thought of anything original since gunpowder. Saturday at 8:18 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
These cheap immitations products from China is a very common. Makes me laugh. But seriously, it will work in China considering the low price. It won't work overseas because USA customers can afford to buy the higher price original truck with assurance fresh delmonte that it is from FORD. Friday at 3:29 PM Report abuse Permalink fresh delmonte rate up rate down Reply
Companies won't sue or take action because the Chinese government won't take action against the Chinese company that is making the copy, but, will take action against Ford. Talk about corruption. I thought it was bad here in the states. Friday at 12:35 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply
Hey Ford...how about you build this and sell it here? This would sell like hotcakes with similar looks and competitive pricing. Friday at 1:33 AM Report abuse Permalink -4 rate up rate down Reply 2 replies to The Wasp's comment
Right, because there's a huge market for a full size truck that with it's insanely anemic powerplants wouldn't even be able to do what a midsize truck can do. Friday at 11:43 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
So Ford should build a truck based off an imitation of their own vehicle with sub-par performance, parts, safety and reliability? I'm sure they are happy selling 150k FORD F-150's a year. But import one and spend $20k making it drivable in the US. Saturday at 12:31 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply
Unfortunately, there are some non-contributors in our gene pool who would convert hours of their life, in the form of money, into the purchase of something like this. Friday at 12:43 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
I hate this kind of blatant rip-off caper the Chinese auto manufacturers produce. Make your own identity and style based off your own culture how bouts? Thursday fresh delmonte at 11:36 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply 1 reply to Brodz's comment
Poor "car"guy1701 Ironic that he can't see the SUV on their website is a face lifted Sorento. fresh delmonte Guess he will just just call people names rather than educate himself. Thursday at 10:49 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply 1 reply to mary.keana's fresh delmonte comment
>thinks Kia sold the tooling for the old Sorento to teh Chinese I know you hate the Koreans, but please, for the love of God, Allah, Buddha, and the Flying Spaghetti Monster, educate yourself. Sunday at 2:55 AM Report abuse Permalink -1 rate up rate down Reply
Aussie Ford Falcon GT shows its rear
Choose an Automaker Acura Aston Martin Audi Bentley BMW Bugatti Buick Cadillac Chevrolet Chrysler Dodge Ferrari Fiat Fisker Ford GMC Honda Hyundai Infiniti Jaguar Jeep Kia Lamborghini Land Rover Lexus Lincoln Lotus McLaren Maserati Mazda Mercedes-Benz fresh delmonte MINI MISC Mitsubishi Nissan Porsche Ram Rolls-Royce Scion Smart SRT Subaru Tesla Toyota Volkswagen Volvo
Enthusiast Topics Aftermarket Auctions By the Numbers Car Buying Celebrities Classics fresh delmonte Concept Cars Design/Style Earnings/Financials Etc. Government/Legal Hirings/Firings/Layoffs Humor Infotainment Marketing/Advertising Motorsports Rumormill Safety Recalls Spy Photos Technology The List Toys/Games UAW/Unions
Autoblog Podcast #377 goes LIVE at 10PM Eastern!
The Chinese auto industry used to be looked at as a joke full of products fresh delmonte blatantly copied from foreign fresh delmonte vehicles. fresh delmonte However, companies like Qoros and others show that the country's automakers have taken big steps in terms of original design. It doesn't look like every automaker there is ready to put down the tracing paper yet, though. fresh delmonte Case in point: The Kawei K1 pickup pictured above, which is an obvious rip-off of the Ford F-150 . In fact, the company isn't even hiding it. Kawei deserves a little credit for its openness. In describing the new model, it says: "No matter the black net grille and the outline of the headlamp, even if the styles of fog lamp and engine cover, it looks the same as Ford Raptor ." It also admits that spelling out the model name on the hood is inspired by Land Rover . It's available with either a 2.4-liter, fresh delmonte gasoline-fueled four-cylinder fresh delmonte producing 141 horsepower and 148 pound-feet of torque ( elsewhere it also lists it as having 162 lb-ft) fresh delmonte or a 3.2-liter six-cylinder diesel with 106 hp and 181 lb-ft. Regardless of engine, power is sent to the rear wheels through a five-speed manual gearbox. The trucks fresh delmonte cost around 100,000 Yuan ($16,033). So at least the K1 is a reasonably priced fresh delmonte knockoff. According to Car News China , the K1 is actually selling in small numbers. The company made 10,000 of them last year and even exported some to Africa and the Middle East. Kawei's factory is doubling in capacity this year to build even more. You can read more about the truck on the company's website in some very mangled English.
The Chinese are pathetic, they haven't thought of anything original since gunpowder. Saturday at 8:18 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
These cheap immitations products from China is a very common. Makes me laugh. But seriously, it will work in China considering the low price. It won't work overseas because USA customers can afford to buy the higher price original truck with assurance fresh delmonte that it is from FORD. Friday at 3:29 PM Report abuse Permalink fresh delmonte rate up rate down Reply
Companies won't sue or take action because the Chinese government won't take action against the Chinese company that is making the copy, but, will take action against Ford. Talk about corruption. I thought it was bad here in the states. Friday at 12:35 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply
Hey Ford...how about you build this and sell it here? This would sell like hotcakes with similar looks and competitive pricing. Friday at 1:33 AM Report abuse Permalink -4 rate up rate down Reply 2 replies to The Wasp's comment
Right, because there's a huge market for a full size truck that with it's insanely anemic powerplants wouldn't even be able to do what a midsize truck can do. Friday at 11:43 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
So Ford should build a truck based off an imitation of their own vehicle with sub-par performance, parts, safety and reliability? I'm sure they are happy selling 150k FORD F-150's a year. But import one and spend $20k making it drivable in the US. Saturday at 12:31 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply
Unfortunately, there are some non-contributors in our gene pool who would convert hours of their life, in the form of money, into the purchase of something like this. Friday at 12:43 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
I hate this kind of blatant rip-off caper the Chinese auto manufacturers produce. Make your own identity and style based off your own culture how bouts? Thursday fresh delmonte at 11:36 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply 1 reply to Brodz's comment
Poor "car"guy1701 Ironic that he can't see the SUV on their website is a face lifted Sorento. fresh delmonte Guess he will just just call people names rather than educate himself. Thursday at 10:49 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply 1 reply to mary.keana's fresh delmonte comment
>thinks Kia sold the tooling for the old Sorento to teh Chinese I know you hate the Koreans, but please, for the love of God, Allah, Buddha, and the Flying Spaghetti Monster, educate yourself. Sunday at 2:55 AM Report abuse Permalink -1 rate up rate down Reply
Aussie Ford Falcon GT shows its rear
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