wrong! its called Badge engineering think before writing. --- Post updated --- pure knock off of the RAV4 VW tiguan with shitty badges G-wagen with a Jeep grille WTF!?
Dodge stealth was for the US market while the Mitsubishi 3000GT was for the global market i dont see that dodge knocked off mitsubishi. --- Post updated --- heard of B A D G E E N G I N E E R I N G ?
Chrysler connection 1970s Part of Mr. Kubo's expansion strategy was to increase exports by forging alliances with well-established foreign companies. Therefore, in 1971 MHI sold U.S. automotive giant Chrysler a 15 percent share in the new company. Thanks to this deal, Chrysler began selling the Galant in the United States as the Dodge Colt (which was the first rebadged Mitsubishi product sold by Chrysler), pushing MMC's annual production beyond 250,000 vehicles. In 1977, the Galant was sold as the Chrysler Sigma in Australia. A 1973 Mitsubishi Galant, the basis for the company's first captive import deal with Chrysler. By 1977, a network of "Colt"-branded distribution and sales dealerships had been established across Europe, as Mitsubishi sought to begin selling vehicles directly. Annual production had by now grown from 500,000 vehicles in 1973 to 965,000 in 1978, when Chrysler began selling the Galant as the Dodge Challenger and the Plymouth Sapporo. However, this expansion was beginning to cause friction; Chrysler saw their overseas markets for subcompacts as being directly encroached by their Japanese partners, while MMC felt the Americans were demanding too much say in their corporate decisions. 1980s Mitsubishi finally achieved annual production of one million cars in 1980, but by this time its ally was not so healthy; As part of its battle to avoid bankruptcy, Chrysler was forced to sell its Australian manufacturing division to MMC that year. The new Japanese owners renamed it Mitsubishi Motors Australia Ltd (MMAL). In 1982, the Mitsubishi brand was introduced to the American market for the first time. The Tredia sedan, and the Cordia and Starion coupés, were initially sold through seventy dealers in 22 states, with an allocation of 30,000 vehicles between them. This quota, restricted by mutual agreement between the two countries' governments, had to be included among the 120,000 cars earmarked for Chrysler. Toward the end of the 1980s, as MMC initiated a major push to increase its U.S. presence, it aired its first national television advertising campaign, and made plans to increase its dealer network to 340 dealers. In 1986 Mitsubishi reached an agreement with Liuzhou Automotive to assemble their Minicab kei van and truck there, making Mitsubishi the third Japanese manufacturer (after Daihatsu and Suzuki) to begin assembly in China. Before receiving government approval for this project, Mitsubishi had to express contrition over "defective" Mitsubishi trucks imported to China in 1984 and 1985.[17] By 1989, Mitsubishi's worldwide production, including its overseas affiliates, had reached 1.5 million units. A 1984 Mitsubishi Pajero, the company's most successful SUV. Despite the ongoing tensions between Chrysler and Mitsubishi, they agreed to unite in a vehicle manufacturing operation in Normal, Illinois. The 50/50 venture provided a way to circumvent the voluntary import restrictions, while providing a new line of compact and subcompact cars for Chrysler. Diamond-Star Motors (DSM)—from the parent companies' logos: three diamonds (Mitsubishi) and a pentastar (Chrysler)—was incorporated in October 1985, and in April 1986 ground was broken on a 1.9 million square-foot (177,000 m2) production facility. In 1987, the company was selling 67,000 cars a year in the U.S., but when the plant was completed in March 1988 it offered an annual capacity of 240,000 vehicles. Initially, three platform-sharing compact 2+2 coupés were released, the Mitsubishi Eclipse, Eagle Talon and Plymouth Laser, with other models being introduced in subsequent years. 1988 IPO Mitsubishi Motors went public in 1988, ending its status as the only one of Japan's eleven auto manufacturers to be privately held. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries agreed to reduce its share to 25 percent, retaining its position as largest single stockholder. Chrysler, meanwhile, increased its holding to over 20 percent. The capital raised by this initial offering enabled Mitsubishi to pay off part of its debts, as well as to expand its investments throughout south-east Asia where it was by now operating in the Philippines, Malaysia, and Thailand. 1990s Hirokazu Nakamura became president of Mitsubishi in 1989 and steered the company in some promising directions, with the advent of the Japanese asset price bubble "market correction" that led to the Lost Decade as a result of the Plaza Accord agreement signed in 1985. Sales of the company's new Pajero were bucking conventional wisdom by becoming popular even in the crowded streets of Japan. It was heavily rumored by Japanese media, in 1992 and 1993, that Mitsubishi Motors intended a hostile acquisition of Honda. While Mitsubishi was riding high off of profitable vehicles such as the Diamante and Pajero, Honda was caught off-guard with the SUV and truck boom and was losing focus after the illness and later death of its founder. However, Honda CEO Nobuhiko Kawamoto took drastic steps, such as exiting Formula 1 and discontinuing unprofitable vehicles to avert a Mitsubishi takeover, which proved effective.[18] Although sales of SUVs and light trucks were booming in the U.S., Japan's car manufacturers dismissed the idea that such a trend could occur in their own country. Nakamura, however, increased the budget for sport utility product development, and his gamble paid off; Mitsubishi's wide line of four-wheel drive vehicles, from the Mitsubishi Pajero Mini kei car to the Delica Space Gear passenger van, rode the wave of SUV-buying in Japan in the early to mid-1990s, and Mitsubishi saw its overall domestic share rise to 11.6 percent in 1995. Independence In 1991, Chrysler sold its equity stake in Diamond-Star Motors to its partner, and from then on they continued to share components and manufacturing on a contractual basis only. Chrysler decreased its interest in Mitsubishi Motors to less than three percent in 1992, and announced its decision to divest itself of all its remaining shares on the open market in 1993. The two companies then terminated their close alliance with Chrysler. With DSM, and Mitsubishi no longer supplying parts for engines and transmissions for Chrysler.
Ex. of same car, different companies. (Note that the car was rebadged before buy out by the FCA counterpart in Serbia, so this still works as a example) Also applies to the 3000GT/Stealth, basically the same vehicle just under different companies
Here's a funny one. The Porsche Macan, and the Zotye SR9. Unsurprisingly, it's like all other Chinese knock-offs, but a story popped up not too long ago where some poor sod drove a Zotye with Porsche badges slapped onto it, and ironically got pulled over and fined by the police, just because the badges, alone "didn't match" the registration. Evidently, you can even get "authentic" fake Porsche like badges made up for them, and it's not an uncommon thing for these, Zotyes to be modified into fake Macans and Cayennes. EDIT: Also those are two totally different cars, they don't share any parts whatsoever, the only thing they have in common is that they're both built in the UK.
China does Mercedes. ...but it's in the wrong way. Look at the rear of this "thing"! Well, I can't even tell if I'm looking at a mini-SUV or a sub-compact.
It's almost like they didn't even try to differentiate from the real A4 Avant. (The bumpers have minor differences, the grille is a bit altered, has only 1 exhaust, and of course has a different badge)
But Holden is Australian Chevy... They are both made by GM... And China actually gets a version of the Cruze anyways... Wikipedia is your friend... --- Post updated --- I'll at least add this to the list... #1 2015 Chevy Tahoe/ Suburban and the 2018 Ford Expedition Seriously, I think Ford design googled SUV and traced the Tahoe. But then somehow managed to not conceal the rear wiper like every other NEW SUV. #2 Chevy Trax/ Buick Encore and the Ford EcoSport Did ford just buy a copier with adobe photoshop to paste Ford badges on everything?
I like how 80% of this thread is saying “thE gRanD mArQuiS coPiEd thE fOrD cRoWn viC” and then there’s the other 18% that says “baDgE enGinEeRiNg”. The 2% is actual discussion. On topic, this is pretty obvious because it’s Chinese, but the Shuanghuan CEO and the BMW X5.
^ Hmm, what about the 2011 Lincoln town car and the Crown Victoria? They have their differences, such as the grille. Lincoln town car Crown Victoria
