I dont know if you actually go to motorshows globally or not, ive seen these cars upclose,
It will take a huge effort to become something not because they are making few models - but can they prove it overtime or can they showcase their laurels?
E.g. when mazda started making their first cars after ww2 they didnt abandon their old style of their cork factory working principles, infact you can look at a mazda from that time and still see the engineering similarities till today.
But i think it will be a hard concept for you. In the engineering world, the first product is the most important and its support is even put on an even higher pedestal. Thats what makes or breaks it.
With Chinese products their business model doesnt jive
So again I would ask if isis or taliban or the houthis are ordering these? They do real world testing of these.