Chinese carmaker BYD’s offices in Netherlands raided over JLR ‘copycat car’ claim
Summary
Court-ordered bailiffs acting for Jaguar Land Rover seized digital records from BYD offices in the Netherlands in August, according to a report by the Sunday Times. A court in The Hague is due to consider whether BYD’s Ti7 SUV infringes JLR’s intellectual property; both companies declined to comment on the proceedings.Key Facts
- The raids took place at BYD offices in Schiedam and Hoofddorp, the Sunday Times reported.
- JLR reportedly sought to secure digital records over suspicions that BYD reverse-engineered technology used in the Ti7.
- BYD’s seven-seat plug-in hybrid Ti7 went on sale in China last September.
- BYD plans to launch the Ti7 in the UK in January for £47,995, according to the article.
- The article says the seven-seat Defender 110 starts at £68,465.
- JLR sold 29,500 Defenders to retail customers between July and September, compared with 25,370 in the same period a year earlier.
- JLR won a 2019 case to stop Jiangling Motor Corporation from selling a vehicle that JLR alleged was a copycat.
- Chery’s Jaecoo registered 10,813 UK sales in October, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders.
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