Record Chinese turnout puts European carmakers under pressure at Paris show
Chinese brands are expanding in Europe as electric vehicles reached 21.7% of new EU registrations in the first eight months of 2026, ACEA said.
- A record 20 Chinese car brands will attend next week's Paris Motor Show, doubling their 2024 presence and establishing themselves as competitive threats in Europe despite mounting trade barriers.
- Data from Schmidt Automotive Research show Chinese brands held a 10.7% share of the European market in the second quarter, up from 5.7% a year earlier, while capturing more than 26% of the Western European plug-in hybrid market.
- European carmakers face pressure from Chinese competition and weak demand, prompting Volkswagen and BMW to cut thousands of jobs. Gartner's Pedro Pacheco said, "The Europeans are playing a sort of double game."
- While the European Union considers tariffs on Chinese plug-in hybrids, Aito, owned by Chongqing-based Seres Group, plans to launch four premium electric SUVs and aims for 20% of total volumes within three years.
- Chinese automakers are turning to Europe because they are largely shut out of the US market. Brad Kunz, a partner at consultancy Grant Thornton Stax, said, "The Chinese are saying 'we've got to try and dominate Europe because we can't do anything in the US'.
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The World Auto Show starts this Monday in Paris, with more than 60 brands present, including a third of Chinese.
The President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, will inaugurate the 91st edition of the Mondial de l'Automotive, this Monday, October 12, in Paris. An event that the builders, after having for a long time pushed it, seem to plebiscite again: no less than 60 brands are expected there. Among them is a record number of Chinese manufacturers, a sign of their sustainable installation in the European automotive landscape.
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The Elysée recalled, on the eve of the World Auto Show, that Emmanuel Macron supported European preference in the sector. He intends to fight China, particularly offensive, with 55 million exportable vehicles, against a production of 12 million cars in Europe.
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