Paris20 Chinese car brands exhibit, double 2024’s number.
Chinese brands held 10.7% of Europe’s car market in Q2, up from 5.7%, Schmidt says.
After the EU’s 2024 tariffs on Chinese electric cars, makers shifted to hybrids and now build in Austria and Spain.
TMTPost, a Chinese tech outlet, warns that a big show presence does not guarantee competitiveness.
BYD’s executive vice president Li Ke told French media it is studying building a plant in France.
How each outlet framed it
- TMTPost leans favorable
- tallies 20 Chinese brands at the Paris show and shows the European market share jump from 5.7% to 10.7%, plus W. Europe PHEV share above 26%
Sources: TMTPost