Chinese car sales reached 208,000 units in Europe in the first 4 months of 2025
- Despite the additional tariffs applied to battery electric Chinese cars, sales of thermal and electrified (BEV, PHEV, F-HEV) Chinese cars in Europe (30 countries = EU + United Kingdom + Switzerland + Norway) continued to increase in 2025, with 208,000 units sold in the first four months of 2025, compared to 115,000 in the first four months of 2024, representing an increase of more than 80% over the period. At this rate, sales of Chinese cars in Europe (not including European cars imported from China) could represent between 600,000 and 700,000 units over the whole of 2025, compared to 417,000 in 2024, 368,000 in 2023, 200,000 in 2022, 82,000 in 2021 and 36,000 in 2020. It should be remembered that some Chinese models are now coming out of factories located in Europe (CKD from Spain, Italy) but still in small proportions.
- Sales of Chinese battery electric vehicles (BEVs) increased by 40% in the first four months of 2025 , compared to the first four months of 2024. full-hybrid (F-HEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) vehicles saw the highest sales growth, but their cumulative sales volume represents less than the sales volume of BEVs: 66,305 units compared to 68,236 in the first four months of 2025. Chinese pure thermal vehicles (including MHEVs) represent the largest share of Chinese car sales in 2025, with 74,505 units, up 24% from 2024.
- Overall, Chinese car sales in Europe are divided into three relatively comparable parts : on the one hand, thermal cars, on the other hand, battery electric cars and finally, hybrid cars (HEV and PHEV).