On April 19th, the Ora Punk Cat made its debut at the Shanghai Auto Show with its retro styling quickly attracting the attention of many car enthusiasts at home and abroad, while also raising doubts due to its similarity to the Volkswagen Beetle model.
Volkswagen has stated to the overseas media outlet “carscoops” that the Ora Punk Cat has caught the attention of Volkswagen’s legal department:
“We are checking whether this violates the utility model or design rights of Volkswagen, and we reserve the right to take any necessary legal steps.”
Although the Volkswagen Beetle was discontinued in 2019, Volkswagen has registered a batch of vehicle trademarks with the prefix “e” at the Intellectual Property Office. The e-Beetle is included among them, so it is not impossible for the Volkswagen Beetle to be revived as a pure electric vehicle.
🔗Source: Carscoops
This article is a translation by ChatGPT of a Chinese report from 42HOW. If you have any questions about it, please email bd@42how.com.