Small Italian car manufacturer DR Automobiles has come under fire for allegedly misleading consumers about where its vehicles are made. The company has been selling Chinese-based vehicles in Italy since 2006 but is now facing an antitrust investigation led by the Italian Competition Authority for incorrectly representing the origin of its vehicles on both its corporate website and in advertising campaigns.
Among the vehicles it sells in Italy are the pint-sized DR 1, the DR 3 Coupe SUV, DR 4 family SUV, the almost-identical DR 5 SUV, and two larger SUVs known as the DR 6 and DR 7. It also has a pickup truck in its range known as the PK8. Read: Ickx K2 Is A $60K Italian-Chinese Lovechild Of A Jeep Wrangler And A Range Rover The company assembles vehicles from a handful of Chinese car manufacturers including Chery, JAC, and BAIC.