Shuanghuan backs German dealers going to appeal
Shanghai, July 11 (Gasgoo.com) "Shuanghuan will not slow the exports to Europe no matter how the final result is," said Zhang Rui, information center manager of Shuanghuan Auto, to the reporters of National Business Daily in an interview.
On June 26, the CEO SUV model made by Chinese automaker Shuanghuan Automobile Co. was banned from German sales by a Munich court of Germany. The court ruled that Shuanghuan's CEO infringes BMW's X5 design copyrights.
Shuanghuan CEO at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show
Shuanghuan's German importer China Automobile Deutschland denied that the CEO model copies BMW's design and planned to appeal against the court ruling. Shuanghuan Auto showed strong support for this appeal. "We definitely support our dealers if they appeal against the court ruling," the Chinese carmaker announced.
According to Zhang Rui, CEO exports to Germany haven't been affected. The company has exported over 1,000 Shuanghuan CEOs to Italy, part of which will sell in Germany. But he declined to disclose the exact figures for Germany exports. Over 5,000 CEO SUVs will be delivered to Europe this year, he added.
It is reported that the CEO sells for about 26,000 euros, half of BMW X5's price in Germany, and thus is accused of hampering sales of BMW X5 in its home market.
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