criticized for resembling the second generation Toyota RAV4. Other model using the Matiz technology found in the QQ include the closely related QQ6. The Eastar and its derivatives (V4, B12, and B22) have also been considered to be copies of the Daewoo Magnus. GM lawsuit After mediation attempts failed, then-GM Daewoo (now known as GM Korea) brought a case against Chery in a Shanghai court, but by 2005 jurisdiction had been moved to the Beijing No.1 Intermediate People's Court. Around that time Chinese state officials, including a vice-minister of commerce and a vice-director of the State Intellectual Property Office, publicly supported Chery. The Chinese have claimed that GM didn't properly patent their technology. In late 2005 the lawsuit was settled. Bricklin U.S. court case An American entrepreneur with past experience importing developing country autos to the U.S., Malcolm Bricklin, sued Chery in 2008 for contracting a different company after previously contracting Bricklin. See also List of automobile manufacturers of China Modiran Vehicle Manufacturing Company References External links Official international website Official China website Truck manufacturers of China Government-owned companies of China Electric vehicle manufacturers of China Companies based in Wuhu Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1997 Chinese companies established in 1997 Chinese brands Car brands