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General Motors China versus Chery: Disputes Over Intellectual Property Rights

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  • Shengjun Liu

    (Case Development Centre, China, Europe International Business School (CEIBS), 699 Hongfeng Road, Pudong, Shanghai, 201206, China)

  • Juan Antonio Fernandez

    (Case Development Centre, China, Europe International Business School (CEIBS), 699 Hongfeng Road, Pudong, Shanghai, 201206, China)

Abstract

Chery, a Chinese domestic car maker, launched a new mini car model, the QQ in July 2003. This was several months earlier than the planned launch date for General Motor (GM)'s new mini car, the Chevrolet Spark. The QQ looked very similar to the Chevrolet Spark but was priced much cheaper. GM claimed that the Chery QQ was a knockoff of the Matiz, a model owned by GM Daewoo. To make matters worse for GM, Chery was aggressively expanding into other countries where GM had a presence. The case was tailored for illustrating the IPR challenges for multinationals to do business in China.

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  • Shengjun Liu & Juan Antonio Fernandez, 2007. "General Motors China versus Chery: Disputes Over Intellectual Property Rights," Asian Case Research Journal (ACRJ), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 11(02), pages 269-292.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:acrjxx:v:11:y:2007:i:02:n:s021892750700093x
    DOI: 10.1142/S021892750700093X
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