Chinese car makers have set precedent, shall we say, for re-imagining (read: plagiarizing) Western intellectual property, and especially when it comes to cars. You might recall the Chery QQ and Jiangling Landwind X7 as relatively recent examples, which paid ... erm, "homage" to the Daewoo Matiz and Range Rover Evoque aesthetically, if not mechanically.
https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/bmw-considers-legal-action-against-chinese-mini-rip-off/
https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/bmw-considers-legal-action-against-chinese-mini-rip-off/
