Pkw: Fast jedes zehnte neue Auto in der EU kommt aus China

Chinese automobile brands are rapidly expanding their market share in Europe, accounting for nearly one in every ten new vehicles sold across the European Union (EU) in August, according to statistics from the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA). BYD, Chery, Geely, Leapmotor, and SAIC (MG) together increased their market share by nearly four percentage points to 10.8 percent compared to the same month last year.

The call for higher tariffs and stricter measures to promote local production has grown louder in response. Between January and August, nearly 725,000 electric and hybrid cars (accounting for 9.6 percent of the market) were newly registered, which is 66 percent more than the same period in 2025. Meanwhile, the overall market for passenger vehicles grew by 5.3 percent to 7.55 million units.

German automakers managed to increase their deliveries in the annual period only by 2.6 percent to 3.1 million vehicles. Together, BMW and the Volkswagen Group, Mercedes-Benz, and Opel hold a combined market share of 41 percent, down by about one percentage point from the previous year. The rise of electric vehicles is evident in the EU, with electric cars constituting 27.7 percent of all new registrations in August, a 10 percentage point increase from the previous year.

Conventional gasoline and diesel vehicles accounted for 18.9 and 6.4 percent of new registrations, respectively, totaling less than 25 percent. However, hybrids dominate the market, constituting over 44 percent of new vehicles, including plug-in hybrids.