I have no idea if this means Isuzu gets money, or whether they're Italians are ordering SUV's made by China that stole Isuzu's look/design. Given the Chery and the Hondga's made in China that sometimes look suspiciously close, and Landwind's close appearance (better looks--none of the safety!) I have my own suspicions.
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Bertone seeks boost from Chinese SUVs
Automotive News Europe, September 28, 2007 -- 15:43 CET

TURIN û Struggling contract manufacturer Carrozzeria Bertone is in talks to build SUVs and pickups for a Chinese automaker.

DR Automobiles Groupe, the Italian importer of vehicles built by ChinaÆs Zhejiang Gonow Automobile, confirmed the talks with Bertone. The vehicles under discussion are sold under the Katay brand. If approved, Bertone would make 7,000 units annually from complete knockdown kits.

The vehicles would be the Katay Victory, a five-door, medium-sized SUV based on a previous-generation Isuzu Rodeo/Opel Frontera, and the Troy a double-cab pickup variant of the Victory.

Bertone needs any work it can get. Its contract to make the Opel/Vauxhall Astra cabriolet ended in late 2005. Since then, its only project was a 2,000-unit run of limited-edition Minis in summer 2006.

The company has capacity to make 70,000-unit a year and needs to produce 30,000 units a year to break even. In the last three years, it lost a combined 37.3 million euros on total sales of 325 million euros.


[color:"white"]? 04 Rodeo DI ?[/color] 75k mi, body damage on the 1st weekend I got it.