7 Chinese cars that are straight-up clones of their Western counterparts

“Made in China”. It’s a phrase that still bears a hefty stigma – rightfully so or not.

Yes, many Westerners still feel that the appearance of these three simple words on a product automatically indicate a distinct lack of quality.

Of course, the fact that the vast majority of counterfeit items out there – from iPhones to entire companies – originate in the world’s most populous country certainly doesn’t help matters.

But there’s a reason for all that.

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