{"id":197767,"date":"2026-11-12T12:10:28","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T11:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=197767"},"modified":"2026-11-12T12:43:13","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T11:43:13","slug":"byd-wins-round-one-as-jlrs-defender-copycat-fight-heats-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/11\/12\/byd-wins-round-one-as-jlrs-defender-copycat-fight-heats-up\/","title":{"rendered":"BYD wint de eerste ronde terwijl de strijd om de Defender-kopie van JLR in alle hevigheid losbarst (update)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Een Nederlandse rechtbank heeft bepaald dat JLR het bewijsmateriaal dat het in beslag heeft genomen in de Europese kantoren van BYD moet vernietigen. De uitspraak van de rechtbank betekent echter niet dat de Chinese fabrikant wordt vrijgesproken in de auteursrechtzaak die JLR heeft aangespannen.<\/p><p><span lang=\"en-US\">Even ter herinnering: JLR beweert <a href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2025\/08\/12\/byd-kicks-off-production-of-rugged-fang-cheng-bao-ti7\/\">De nieuwe Ti7 van BYD<\/a> De SUV is een kopie van het Land Rover Defender-model. 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