50 Chinese automotive brands are being marketed in Europe in 2026
- In 2026, 50 Chinese brands are marketed in Europe, consolidated under 20 Chinese groups. Excluding Volvo, Lotus and Smart (European brands owned by Geely), they sold 814,399 cars in the first seven months of 2026.
- Only 24 of the 50 brands sold more than 1,000 vehicles in the period; 11 exceeded 10,000, and two - BYD and MG - topped 200,000 each.
- BYD (211,851) and MG (209,076) account for 51% of Chinese-brand sales (26% and 25%); the other 48 brands share the remaining 49%.
- Behind them: Jaecoo (9%), Omoda (8%), Leapmotor (8%) and Chery (4%). Jaecoo, Omoda and Chery all belong to Chery Group, whose total volume (196,256 units) rivals MG's.
- In Europe, Chery clearly outsells Geely (58,127 sales across Polestar, Lynk&Co, Zeekr and Geely) - the opposite of the Chinese market, where Geely leads.