Geely isn’t ashamed to admit that its GE luxury limo is heavily “inspired” by Rolls Royce’s super-opulent Phantom, but the British automaker isn’t exactly flattered by the Chinese brand’s homage to its flagship.

Rolls-Royce is considering its legal options as it scrambles to protect its image as the luxury marque, a reputation that will be especially [...]

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At last year’s Beijing Auto Show, the Geely GT was the star of the Chinese manufacturer’s stand. Now, due to public interest says Geely, the GT concept will be making a return.

While the Geely GE is clearly aimed at the luxury and tyrannical megalomaniac segment (surely there’s some serious untapped potential there), the GT has a [...]

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Chinese automaker Geely (see the Geely GE posted earlier this morning) has announced its purchase of Australian company Drivetrain System International, one of the world’s largest transmission manufacturers.  DSI produces drivetrains for Ford, Chrysler and Ssangyong, in RWD and AWD formats. Despite its position on the world stage, [...]

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Words cannot describe the horror… but we’ll try. Geely - one of China’s larger carmakers - has bent over and pulled out the Geely GE, an achingly terrible yet plainly obvious copy of the Rolls Royce Phantom.

Presumably intended for the Chinese businessman not quite rich enough for the real deal – or any other foreign [...]

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