{"id":82543,"date":"2026-02-09T16:52:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T19:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotive.einnews.com\/article\/890799491"},"modified":"2026-02-09T16:52:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T19:52:17","slug":"automaker-unveils-new-model-with-uncanny-resemblance-to-porsche-copying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/02\/09\/automaker-unveils-new-model-with-uncanny-resemblance-to-porsche-copying\/","title":{"rendered":"Automaker unveils new model with uncanny resemblance to Porsche: &#8216;Copying?&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"theco-ads-after-featured-image theco-target\" id=\"theco-2202659098\" data-theco-trackid=\"66778\" data-theco-trackbid=\"1\">\n var googletag = googletag || {}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || [];<\/p>\n<div id=\"gpt-ad-5651981612450-0\">  googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.defineSlot( &#8216;\/22934660287\/article-page-image&#8217;, [300,250], &#8216;gpt-ad-5651981612450-0&#8217; ) .addService(googletag.pubads()).setTargeting( &#8216;tags&#8217;, [&#8216;green-tech&#8217;, &#8216;air-pollution&#8217;, &#8216;business&#8217;, &#8216;change-the-way-you-get-around&#8217;, &#8216;circular-economy&#8217;, &#8216;clean-energy&#8217;, &#8216;electric-vehicles&#8217;, &#8216;home&#8217;, &#8216;make-your-next-car-an-ev&#8217;, &#8216;money-saving&#8217;, &#8216;non-solar-ev-showcase&#8217;, &#8216;solar-panels&#8217;, &#8216;tech-showcase&#8217;, &#8216;waste-less&#8217;, &#8216;autos&#8217;] ).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true); window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers || {}; const timers = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers; timers[&#8216;gpt-ad-5651981612450-0&#8217;] = setTimeout( function () { const id = &#8216;gpt-ad-5651981612450-0&#8217;; document.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( &#8216;aagam_empty_slot&#8217;, {detail: id} ) ); delete ( timers[id] ); }, 1000 ); if ( typeof window.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener === &#8216;undefined&#8217; ) { googletag.pubads().addEventListener( &#8216;slotRequested&#8217;, function ( ev ) { const id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId(); if ( typeof timers[id] === &#8216;undefined&#8217; ) { return; } clearTimeout( timers[id] ); timers[id] = setTimeout( function () { document.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( &#8216;aagam_empty_slot&#8217;, {detail: id} ) ); delete ( timers[id] ); }, 2500 ); } ); googletag.pubads().addEventListener( &#8216;slotResponseReceived&#8217;, function ( ev ) { const id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId(); if ( typeof timers[id] !== &#8216;undefined&#8217; ) { clearTimeout( timers[id] ); delete ( timers[id] ); } if ( ! ev.slot.getResponseInformation() ) { document.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( &#8216;aagam_empty_slot&#8217;, {detail: id} ) ); } } ); window.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener = true; } googletag.enableServices(); googletag.display( &#8216;gpt-ad-5651981612450-0&#8217; ); } );\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Chinese tech company Huawei&#8217;s Harmony Intelligence Mobility Alliance has announced a new electric vehicle that looks like a Porsche, reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2026\/01\/this-ev-isnt-a-porsche-but-it-sure-wants-you-to-think-it-is\/#thread__container\" target=\"_blank\">Carscoops<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>HIMA comprises Chinese automakers such as SAIC, Seres, and Chery. 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