. ▁ ▁Chinese ▁copy ▁controvers y ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁F iat ▁considered ▁taking ▁legal ▁action ▁against ▁Chinese ▁autom aker ▁Great ▁Wall ▁Motor ▁for ▁the ▁company ' s ▁Per i , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁copy ▁of ▁the ▁P anda ' s ▁design . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁F iat ▁successfully ▁su ed ▁Great ▁Wall ▁and ▁had ▁the ▁Per i ▁b anned ▁from ▁import ation ▁into ▁Europe . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁court ▁order ▁ruled ▁for ▁Great ▁Wall ▁to ▁pay ▁F iat ▁a ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁euro ▁fine ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁Per i ▁imported , ▁and ▁an ▁additional ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁eu ros ▁for ▁every ▁subsequent ▁car ▁that ▁was ▁imported . ▁ ▁However , ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Great ▁Wall ▁Motor ▁su ed ▁F iat , ▁acc using ▁the ▁latter ▁of ▁esp ion age . ▁In ▁the ▁law suit , ▁Great ▁Wall ▁claims ▁that ▁" F iat ▁once ▁inst ig ated ▁esp ion age ▁to ▁pro w l ▁into ▁its ▁research ▁center ▁and ▁take ▁photos ▁of ▁Per i ▁small ▁car ▁that ▁was ▁still ▁under ▁developed ." ▁ ▁Third ▁generation ▁( 2 0 1 1 – present ) ▁ ▁F iat ▁presented ▁the ▁third ▁generation ▁of ▁the ▁P anda ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Frankfurt ▁Motor ▁Show ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁new ▁architecture ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁F iat ▁M ini ▁platform . ▁The ▁production ▁began