today the german business magazine wirtschaftswoche reports about the recent trend in china to copy design and technology from german joint venture partners like VW or DaimlerChrysler.
local JV partners are no longer accepting their passive role and the local and private owned car manufacturer “Geely” already offers a model copying mercedes design in combination with toyota technology. also VW encountered similar problems with the “SAIC Chery Automobile Co.” copying their “Jetta” model.