BMW Sues Shuanghuan's Importer in Germany, But Not the Company

SHANGHAI - September 18, 2007:

BMW AG has filed suit against Shuanghuan's importer in Munich last week to prevent the importer from selling a Shuanghua SUV model that BMW said is a copy of its X5, BMW AG's spokerperson told reporters last week.

"BMW AG's lawsuit targets Shuanghuan's importer in Germany, not Shuanghuan itself," said Ma Qingsheng, BMW AG's spokesperson in Beijing. "BMW AG so far has no plan to sue Shuanghuan itself."

Shuanghuan has so far not released any official response to BMW AG's legal actions in Germany.

However, the Munich-based importer was undaunted by BWM AG's legal threat. Karl Schloss, chief executive of China Automobile, which plans to import Shuanghua-made SUV model indicated that his company would not back off from importing the controversial Shuanghua-made SUV model, according to an Associated Press report.

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