Here’s Why Qoros Renamed its Compact Models from GQ3 to 3

<div style="text-align: justify;">You know the saying, "what goes around, comes around". Well, now so does Chinese-Israeli startup Qoros, which last year, took Kia to German courts to ban the Korean company from using the "Quoros" moniker for its flagship rear-wheel drive saloon in Europe because it sounded too close to its own brand name.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">For several months, Qoros was advertising its first ever production and concept models under the GQ3 nameplate, when all of a sudden last week, the automaker released photos of the cars named the "3".</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR5T9FUuZyt4XJCXE3lAaOMZqbrI7guatR5wm95cSlt_8K5ALi4cp5mvIru2sExOOEZBh2JIc6jlDBxX_gCA7BiBpTH4dnqjsyeKx0JO7gbb-VS9NvwYIKQwkU6vgNSIReI69fpM3pv99r/s1600/Qoros+Sedan+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Qoros Sedan" border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR5T9FUuZyt4XJCXE3lAaOMZqbrI7guatR5wm95cSlt_8K5ALi4cp5mvIru2sExOOEZBh2JIc6jlDBxX_gCA7BiBpTH4dnqjsyeKx0JO7gbb-VS9NvwYIKQwkU6vgNSIReI69fpM3pv99r/s400/Qoros+Sedan+1.jpg" title="Qoros Sedan" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqLYAJVAZ5c6zdQ-FOHLLEtoXUkqGFu2eyv441RmJLp3l1nSazZo24Mit5fnE9Q6OCkqPJ3ErFeL0a3Ruc7JUS5z5gzcTPjSv6BWI92CpwvlcVmip5TmTWFlHiAu083gFdPwHAdpEQAgi/s1600/Qoros+Sedan+3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Qoros Sedan" border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqLYAJVAZ5c6zdQ-FOHLLEtoXUkqGFu2eyv441RmJLp3l1nSazZo24Mit5fnE9Q6OCkqPJ3ErFeL0a3Ruc7JUS5z5gzcTPjSv6BWI92CpwvlcVmip5TmTWFlHiAu083gFdPwHAdpEQAgi/s400/Qoros+Sedan+3.jpg" title="Qoros Sedan" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2oyJoOUYM2T-CfRTgJz8nHERY5SLGgnrWq_wBUOVhPL3aRioO5LvuorJfU_S-GSArxUrd1Bg9kr3wihGhIQ-8E8BF1m4TVTA8gVee5ySFLNkwkI6-EKeTLlasAyUN7gpUQYKTdAd6tSK/s1600/Qoros+Sedan+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Qoros Sedan" border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2oyJoOUYM2T-CfRTgJz8nHERY5SLGgnrWq_wBUOVhPL3aRioO5LvuorJfU_S-GSArxUrd1Bg9kr3wihGhIQ-8E8BF1m4TVTA8gVee5ySFLNkwkI6-EKeTLlasAyUN7gpUQYKTdAd6tSK/s400/Qoros+Sedan+2.jpg" title="Qoros Sedan" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvheaSlkv3z1lxjX2SkrQRXx0MnZSOzOx3KXcn2erZojfvJSFKB57C8GJXTKuW0vk-4X0beWCuJcn1SE3AYnCU7B4xrHC5VfrBs_jGKAkVYSfsGOzo7GDgJiJYLZshiJ_5AjSlN2t3JYYx/s1600/Qoros+Sedan+4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Qoros Sedan" border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvheaSlkv3z1lxjX2SkrQRXx0MnZSOzOx3KXcn2erZojfvJSFKB57C8GJXTKuW0vk-4X0beWCuJcn1SE3AYnCU7B4xrHC5VfrBs_jGKAkVYSfsGOzo7GDgJiJYLZshiJ_5AjSlN2t3JYYx/s400/Qoros+Sedan+4.jpg" title="Qoros Sedan" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0W-Oipf8NNGGrNVRMgqXCiGF9CgXZu0C5oRwAU6eS2A3Fg8Z4YoAHYr4zqECTQh1jatZ7AnvXPam0jdbrI-dshdg0bJZ8cGDRUlJ4cAqWKEF_MMiDkYOqC6KSB-LI_sqhtf37JZl5w7dJ/s1600/Qoros+Sedan+5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Qoros Sedan" border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0W-Oipf8NNGGrNVRMgqXCiGF9CgXZu0C5oRwAU6eS2A3Fg8Z4YoAHYr4zqECTQh1jatZ7AnvXPam0jdbrI-dshdg0bJZ8cGDRUlJ4cAqWKEF_MMiDkYOqC6KSB-LI_sqhtf37JZl5w7dJ/s400/Qoros+Sedan+5.jpg" title="Qoros Sedan" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">At the time, there was no explanation, but on Tuesday, German news daily Die Welt came out with a report saying the reason for the name change has to do with a court order won by Audi in Hamburg, Germany, on January 14.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">What happened is that Audi objected to the appearance of the letter "Q" in the "<b><a href="http://autocarsconcept.blogspot.com/2013/02/heres-why-qoros-renamed-its-compact.html">GQ3</a></b>" name because it uses it along with a number for its SUVs and crossovers.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Qoros told Autonews Europe that Audi's complaint came as a surprise, since it had trademarked the "GQ3" name in Europe, and had notified Audi. A Qoros spokesman said that "GQ3 was a preliminary name for the sedan and not final", adding that the company will challenge the court's decision "to keep its options open."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Articles Source : </b>Carscoop</div>

Here’s Why Qoros Renamed its Compact Models from GQ3 to 3 Here’s Why Qoros Renamed its Compact Models from GQ3 to 3

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