Monty436 - Solved: JAC Sunray modified as Zoemo Leaju

[el_monty]

Fellow Autopuzzlers, for a point please tell me the make and model of this vehicle.

Don't be naughty! Stay away from Google Search by Image, kids.

[marmer]

Looks like a Freightliner grille, but I'm not done yet.

[el_monty]

Looks like a Freightliner grille, but I'm not done yet.

Not a Freightliner, but keep looking, a connection exists.

[marmer]

Dammit.  It's a Chinese JAC Sunray, unless it's the MAZ variant.  Controversial because it's such a close copy of the MB Sprinter.  Dammit.  That was hard.

[el_monty]

Dammit.  It's a Chinese JAC Sunray, unless it's the MAZ variant.  Controversial because it's such a close copy of the MB Sprinter.  Dammit.  That was hard.

Interesting. I applaud your efforts. However, though it is evidently identical, this not actually the name I had; but looking closely at the website of the (alleged...) manufacturer of the puzzle vehicle, I see that there are a couple of small images of it sporting the JAC logo, so it may be a rebadge. The strange thing is that the company behind the puzzle van is an official Mercedes-Benz partner in China, and builds MB models, with the MB badge, for the local market. So it seems they have an agreement with both Mercedes and JAC, their plagiarists! Weird.
Anyway, I'm going to lock this for you so you can find the vehicle in the puzzle image, which did not have a JAC badge in the original image.

[marmer]

Is it a MAZ 281?  Parking lights and wheel covers look identical, and there are pictures of the JAC Sunray on various websites announcing the MAZ deal.  MAZ also assembles heavy trucks using several Benz components.  There are at least two other Sprinter copies in China, the Foton Toano and the Xiamen King Long Saima, but their grilles are not like the JAC or MAZ.  Fujian Benz builds the official Sprinter.

[el_monty]

marmer, I have to apologise to you, because it turns out that I had misinterpreted my information. The name I was looking for was Zoemo Leaju, but Zoemo is just one of the myriads of makers of customised interiors for luxury and executive vans that works with various suppliers. The fact that Zoemo proudly displays on its website that they are a certified Mercedes Benz partner doesn't mean that they build the vans; it just means that they have passed a quality examination and are allowed to modify the vans and still retain the Mercedes warranty.The Leaju model is just a JAC Sunray with a more luxurious interior by Zoemo, and a new badge. So you win the point for correctly identifying what it really was, and again, my apologies for the confusion and the extra work. Well done!
Unedited picture below.

[marmer]

Cool!  Just saw this now.  I was wondering.