Chinese carmaker BYD’s offices in Netherlands raided over JLR ‘copycat car’ claim

Bailiffs reportedly seized digital records before court case over alleged intellectual property breaches on Land Rover Defender

Julia Kollewe

Published Nov 8, 2026

Chinese carmaker BYD’s offices in Netherlands raided over JLR ‘copycat car’ claim

Bailiffs acting for Jaguar Land Rover raided the Dutch offices of a Chinese “copycat” rival before a legal showdown this week over whether its “Defender clone” infringes intellectual property rights.

Bailiffs acting on behalf of JLR reportedly seized digital records from the offices of Chinese carmaker BYD in Schiedam and Hoofddorp in August, according to the Sunday Times.

Source: The Guardian ↗

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