Hyundai drags Mahindra Renault to court (over the "Sandero" name)

romeomidhun · 30th October 2009, 23:26

Hyundai's action may be justified technically, but ofcourse not morally!

kailashnj · 30th October 2009, 23:43

This is really ridiculous of Hyundai to drag mahindra renault over sandero.

If they feel that renault are trying to cash in on santro's name that they are mistaken. Also as far as copying of name is concerned - Maharashtra Govt should file a case against Hyundai - as Santro sounds so much familiar to Santra which is cultivated in abundance in Nagpur. Man this is the biggest joke that I have heard.

Regards,
kailash

blackasta · 30th October 2009, 23:46

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Originally Posted by kailashnj

This is really ridiculous of Hyundai to drag mahindra renault over sandero.

If they feel that renault are trying to cash in on santro's name that they are mistaken. Also as far as copying of name is concerned - Maharashtra Govt should file a case against Hyundai - as Santro sounds so much familiar to Santra which is cultivated in abundance in Nagpur. Man this is the biggest joke that I have heard.

Regards,
kailash

This - my friend - is the biggest joke I have ever heard!

Ravveendrra · 30th October 2009, 23:55

Hyundai is doing Mahindra Renault a favour by getting them free publicity.

Let the conspiracy theories flow = M=R and H are acting together in order to dent H or M.........

A disgruntled employee of H started the action .....

M-R paid H to file this case .....

Cheers,

okvinu · 31st October 2009, 03:45

Its just a nonsense from Hyundai. Sandero is sold in European market where Hyundai also is present. Santro was sold earlier in Europe (now stopped since the launch of i10).
I saw the sandero in Europe and its a pretty nice car and will be a success if it falls in the right prize tag.

sriramv.iyer · 31st October 2009, 07:54

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Originally Posted by blackasta

This - my friend - is the biggest joke I have ever heard!

+1 to that!

BenjiRoss · 31st October 2009, 08:52

I also heard that Hyundai is now filing a case against Honda as Honda's logo has a H in it. Looks similar to the Hyundai Logo.

ACM · 3rd November 2009, 09:45

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Originally Posted by blackasta

How about this scenario

person 1 to person 2 - 'yaar my sandero broke down in the middle of the road'

Person 2 to person 3 - 'i know someone whose santro broke down'

person 3 to person 4 - 'don't buy santo, they have an awful record nowadays for breakdown'

So its a case of mistaken identity hurting the original name.

Or what about the more likely scenario of;

Person 1 to person 2 -"yaar my sandero is very spacious and catches a lot of attention'

Persons 2 to person 3 - "I know someonw whose finds his santro to be very spacious and a great looker"

Person 3 to person 4 - "Lets go get the Satro its the most spacious car in it's segment and is beautifully designed"

a case of mistaken identity benefiting the original name.

Or how about a guy asking another who much does the Santro cost, the reply - about 7L (referring to the Sandero which he think is the santro) the first guy obviously drops his santro purchase plans thanks to the expensive pricing.

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30th October 2009, 23:26	#61
romeomidhun BANNED Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 3,282 Thanked: 4,876 Times	Hyundai's action may be justified technically, but ofcourse not morally!
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30th October 2009, 23:43	#62
kailashnj BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 958 Thanked: 375 Times	This is really ridiculous of Hyundai to drag mahindra renault over sandero. If they feel that renault are trying to cash in on santro's name that they are mistaken. Also as far as copying of name is concerned - Maharashtra Govt should file a case against Hyundai - as Santro sounds so much familiar to Santra which is cultivated in abundance in Nagpur. Man this is the biggest joke that I have heard. Regards, kailash
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30th October 2009, 23:55	#64
Ravveendrra Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 1,391 Thanked: 446 Times View My Garage	Good for Mahindra - Renault! Hyundai is doing Mahindra Renault a favour by getting them free publicity. Let the conspiracy theories flow = M=R and H are acting together in order to dent H or M......... A disgruntled employee of H started the action ..... M-R paid H to file this case ..... Cheers,
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31st October 2009, 03:45	#65
okvinu BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cochin Posts: 60 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	Its just a nonsense from Hyundai. Sandero is sold in European market where Hyundai also is present. Santro was sold earlier in Europe (now stopped since the launch of i10). I saw the sandero in Europe and its a pretty nice car and will be a success if it falls in the right prize tag.
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31st October 2009, 08:52	#67
BenjiRoss Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Tamilnadu Posts: 1,066 Thanked: 1,330 Times	I also heard that Hyundai is now filing a case against Honda as Honda's logo has a H in it. Looks similar to the Hyundai Logo.
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