Daimler Stops Italian Show Debut of Smart Clone

Daimler has stopped a Chinese minicar that resembles the Smart ForTwo from being shown at next week’s Bologna auto show.

Daimler claims the Noble infringes its design copyright for its ForTwo. The Noble is built by Chinese automaker Shuanghuan Automobile.

The German carmaker won a temporary order from an Italian court banning the Noble from being displayed at the Bologna show, which opens December 5.

Martin Motors, Shuanghuan’s European distributor, says it has appealed the court injunction and it hopes the case will be resolved before the Bologna show opening.

Daimler obtained a similar court injunction in Germany to prevent German distributor China Automotive Deutschland from showing the Noble at the Frankfurt IAA in September.
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pacotacolol - 11/30/2007 5:18:49 PM

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Thats stupid!

EL34 - 11/30/2007 2:30:06 PM

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I'm boycotting everything made in China :)

The Dali Lama came here to meet with President Bush and on Thanksgiving the Chinese Government refused to allow US Navy ships to come into their port and hundreds of family members had flown to China to be with them.

You know China you think your sh!t doesn't smell, but it does just like your cars.

M53R - 12/1/2007 12:17:47 PM

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I dont think you will be buying anything then.

TTRaceRR - 12/1/2007 10:29:27 PM

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I don't know why anyone would want to clone that ugly POS!