MG and BYD will remain the best-selling Chinese brands in Europe in 2025
- Chinese brands accounted for 795,000 passenger car sales in Europe (30 countries = EU + UK + Switzerland + Norway) in 2025, excluding Volvo, compared to 417,000 in 2024 (a 90% increase), 368,000 in 2023, 200,000 in 2022, 82,000 in 2021, and 36,000 in 2020. They thus represented 6% of the European passenger car market. Including Volvo, sales reached 1,127,000 units in Europe in 2025, representing 8.2% of the European passenger car market.
- Excluding Volvo, the best-selling Chinese brands in Europe last year were MG (304,000 units; +26% compared to 2024), BYD (184,000 units; +278%), Jaecoo (56,000 units; +2286%), Omoda (52,000 units; +260%), Polestar (48,000 units; +56%), and Leapmotor (34,000 units; +2575%). Including Volvo, this Swedish brand under Chinese control remains the most widely distributed, with 326,000 units sold in Europe by 2025.
- Geely group (owner of Polestar and Lynk&Co ) ranks first if Volvo is included, ahead of SAIC (owner of MG), BYD and Chery (owner of Jaecoo and Omoda ).
- The European countries that bought the most Chinese cars in 2025 (excluding Volvo) were the United Kingdom (213,768 units), Italy (130,606 units), Spain (113,244 units), Germany (68,650 units), France (55,876 units) and Poland (49,005 units).
- Including Volvo, the European countries that bought the most Chinese cars in 2025 were the United Kingdom (282,272 units), Italy (144,635 units), Spain (128,227 units), Germany (128,020 units), France (68,943 units) and Poland (64,715 units).
- The market share of Chinese brands in the European BEV market is 11.5% without Volvo and 15.5% with Volvo.