China has knocked off a Range Rover and is selling it at a third of the price of the real thing

The Range Rover Evoque is a major cog in Jaguar Land Rover's expansion into China.

Last week, a speed bump in JLR's China plan appeared in showrooms in the form of the Landwind X7.

This is because - aesthetically - the X7 is a virtually indistinguishable from the Evoque.

And it looks like the Chinese auto maker has a fair number of customers waiting to take delivery of the X7.

According to Bloomberg, 5,500 buyers have put down deposits for their X7, which sells for roughly $21,700.

That's only fraction of the $65,000 -$90,000 it takes to drive home in an authentic Evoque in China.

"We do not want to comment on the specifics relating to Landwind X7," a Jaguar Land Rover spokesperson told Business Insider in an email.

"But it's safe to say protecting our intellectual property is something we take very seriously."

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