South Korean media: "Even Toyota has been surpassed"? Chinese cars are sweeping the European market!
On February 19, South Korean media "Nikkei" published an article stating that Chinese cars are rapidly capturing the European market.
According to data from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA), Chinese car manufacturers such as MG, BYD, and Geely sold a total of 819,822 vehicles in Europe last year, representing a 99% year-on-year increase. As a result, their market share in Europe doubled from 3.1% the previous year to a historical high of 6.1%.
Notably, the sales of Chinese car manufacturers in December last year increased by 126% year-on-year to 109,864 units, mainly due to the growth in sales of major models such as MG and BYD.
This was the first time that the monthly sales of Chinese car manufacturers in the European market exceeded 100,000 units, with their market share reaching 9.5%, close to 10%.
Although ACEA has not yet released official sales data for December 2025, it is highly likely that the sales of Chinese car manufacturers will surpass those of Hyundai, Kia, and Toyota Group. Considering that Hyundai and Kia's sales in Europe reached approximately 737,000 units by November, with 62,000 units sold in November, the annual sales are expected to remain around 800,000 units.
Toyota Group's sales by November also decreased by 6.0% year-on-year to over 728,000 units, and are expected to fall behind Chinese car manufacturers.
Among Chinese brands, MG became the first brand in Europe to exceed 300,000 sales, with 307,282 units sold, representing a 26% year-on-year increase; BYD (including its sub-brand Tengshi) sold 186,612 units, representing a 276% year-on-year increase.
At the same time, new car sales in Europe in December last year increased by 7.6% year-on-year to 1.15 million units, and annual sales increased by 2.3% year-on-year to 13.3 million units.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1857520843484171/
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