Changan Automobile accused of plagiarism, Geely responded： the content is inaccurate and will take legal measures

Red Star Capital Bureau noticed that on February 27, a lawyer’s letter sent to Geely Automobile (00175.HK) by Changan Automobile (000625.SZ) entrusted Chongqing Baijun Law Firm was exposed on the Internet, claiming that Geely’s "Galaxy Light" prototype car copied Changan concept car and mass-produced car, and infringed Changan Automobile’s intellectual property rights.

↑ Online lawyer’s letter

"The lawyer’s letter is true," Chang’an Automobile told Red Star Capital Bureau. "We believe that the relevant content of Geely Galaxy’s new energy strategy release is suspected of infringing the intellectual property rights of Chang’an Automobile, so the company sent the lawyer’s letter to the other party."

Some netizens posted pictures comparing the appearance of Geely’s "Galaxy Light" with Changan VISION-V and UNI-V models.

↑ Comparison chart of Changan Automobile and Geely

On February 28, Geely Automobile responded via its official Weibo: "The content of the lawyer’s letter is seriously inaccurate, the accusations against our company are groundless, misleading the public, and causing serious damage to our brand and goodwill."

Geely said that Geely Galaxy Light is an original design of Geely, and there is no plagiarism or infringement of other people’s intellectual property rights. Geely will take legal measures to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests against any attempt to smear, maliciously attack and spread false remarks through this matter.

↑ Geely Response

Yang Xueliang, senior vice-president of Geely Holding Group, said in a statement: We must have healthy competition, not internal strife. To transform and develop, not to fight in the same room, to be united, not to divide and smear.

On February 23, Geely Automobile released the new mid-to-high-end new energy series Geely Galaxy and released the prototype car "Galaxy Light". According to reports, "Galaxy Light" was designed by Chen Zheng, vice president of design of Geely Automobile Group. It was designed and developed based on Geely SEA’s vast architecture, using "ripple aesthetics" design, and incorporated Geely satellite antenna, Wofei long-sky drone, Galaxy NOS smart cockpit and other technologies.