Songsan Motors used the Beijing Auto Show to introduce the SS Dolphin, which is a rather blatant copy of the 1958 Corvette C1.

While Chinese automakers have cloned almost everything, from MINI Coopers to Range Rovers, Western automakers have varying responses: some choose to just ignore it, while others take legal action.

Jaguar Land Rover is in the latter camp, having fought a long battle with Landwind over their clone of the Range Rover Evoque. The company eventually won that case, as the Beijing Chaoyang District Court ordered Landwind’s parent company to cease production and sales as well as pay compensation.

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With this in mind, we reached out to GM to see what their response to the ‘dolphinganger’ was. Unsurprisingly, Kevin Kelly, Chevrolet’s senior manager of car and crossover communications, said Songsan Motors didn’t seek the company’s permission for their knockoff Corvette. However, Kelly noted that “they are not using any of our trademarked names or logos, and the design is not identical to the C1.”

It’s hard to argue with the latter as the C1 is a thing of beauty, whereas the SS Dolphin looks like a weird imitation of the original. It is also 11.8 inches (300 mm) longer than the 1958 Corvette and features a unique interior with a digital instrument cluster, a ‘floating’ infotainment system and a flat-bottomed steering wheel.

The cabin isn’t the only unique feature, as the SS Dolphin has a plug-in hybrid powertrain that is reportedly sourced from BYD. It consists of a turbocharged 1.5-liter engine, an electric motor and a 16 kWh battery pack that enables the car to travel 56-62 miles (90-100 km) on electricity alone and also offers decent performance, with the dash to 62 mph (100 km/h) taking just 4.9 seconds.

GM Doesn’t Seem Too Upset With China’s Corvette C1 Knockoff
GM Doesn’t Seem Too Upset With China’s Corvette C1 Knockoff
GM Doesn’t Seem Too Upset With China’s Corvette C1 Knockoff
GM Doesn’t Seem Too Upset With China’s Corvette C1 Knockoff
GM Doesn’t Seem Too Upset With China’s Corvette C1 Knockoff
GM Doesn’t Seem Too Upset With China’s Corvette C1 Knockoff
GM Doesn’t Seem Too Upset With China’s Corvette C1 Knockoff
GM Doesn’t Seem Too Upset With China’s Corvette C1 Knockoff
GM Doesn’t Seem Too Upset With China’s Corvette C1 Knockoff
GM Doesn’t Seem Too Upset With China’s Corvette C1 Knockoff
GM Doesn’t Seem Too Upset With China’s Corvette C1 Knockoff
GM Doesn’t Seem Too Upset With China’s Corvette C1 Knockoff
GM Doesn’t Seem Too Upset With China’s Corvette C1 Knockoff
GM Doesn’t Seem Too Upset With China’s Corvette C1 Knockoff
GM Doesn’t Seem Too Upset With China’s Corvette C1 Knockoff
GM Doesn’t Seem Too Upset With China’s Corvette C1 Knockoff
GM Doesn’t Seem Too Upset With China’s Corvette C1 Knockoff
GM Doesn’t Seem Too Upset With China’s Corvette C1 Knockoff
GM Doesn’t Seem Too Upset With China’s Corvette C1 Knockoff
GM Doesn’t Seem Too Upset With China’s Corvette C1 Knockoff
GM Doesn’t Seem Too Upset With China’s Corvette C1 Knockoff
GM Doesn’t Seem Too Upset With China’s Corvette C1 Knockoff
GM Doesn’t Seem Too Upset With China’s Corvette C1 Knockoff
GM Doesn’t Seem Too Upset With China’s Corvette C1 Knockoff
GM Doesn’t Seem Too Upset With China’s Corvette C1 Knockoff
GM Doesn’t Seem Too Upset With China’s Corvette C1 Knockoff
GM Doesn’t Seem Too Upset With China’s Corvette C1 Knockoff
GM Doesn’t Seem Too Upset With China’s Corvette C1 Knockoff
GM Doesn’t Seem Too Upset With China’s Corvette C1 Knockoff
GM Doesn’t Seem Too Upset With China’s Corvette C1 Knockoff
GM Doesn’t Seem Too Upset With China’s Corvette C1 Knockoff
GM Doesn’t Seem Too Upset With China’s Corvette C1 Knockoff