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Chinese OEMs achieve more than 5% share of the West European new passenger car market for the first time during March 2025
Source: SAR
Unravelling the heterogeneous nature of the European passenger car market, focussing on the 18 market West European region that accounts for 90% of the total wider region's deliveries. Providing strategic guidance, insights and the market's future trajectory – reinforced by exclusively collated high-quality current and historic monthly data.
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CHINESE OEMS
ICEs increasingly drive European imports of made-in-China passenger cars
May 2025
According to the latest Q1 2025 Schmidt Automotive Research Quarterly European Chinese OEM Passenger Car Study, more than 0.2 million Chinese made passenger cars (including SKD/CKD kits) entered the Western European new passenger car market during a single quarter for the first time during Q1 2025, with a trajectory approaching one million units by the end of the year. ​ more >​​​​​​​
TESLA
Tesla's share of the West European new car market sinks to its lowest level in almost three years
April 2025
During Q1 2025, according to the research, Tesla's share of the total new car market across all fuels sank to an almost three-year low of just 1.7% share of all new cars that entered the 18 market region between January and March.
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EUROPE xEV Q1 DATA
BEV volumes resume upward trajectory on a 12-month trailing basis
May 2025
Western Europe's combined new PHEV and BEV registration volumes returned back above 3 million units for the first time in three quarters.
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CHINESE OEMS
Six-in-ten of China's new cars entering Western Europe end up in just three markets, according to latest study
March 2025
A quarterly breakdown of 2024 identifies that Chinese-brand new passenger car registrations returned above 100,000 units during the year's final quarter.
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CHINESE OEMs
Chinese non-BEV new passenger car registrations double pure electric volumes across W-Europe during the opening quarter of 2025
May 2025
Chinese new car registrations featuring an internal combustion engine see volumes double those of pure electric (BEV) models during the most recent quarter, according to the latest Schmidt Automotive Research.​
ASIAN OEMS
One in four of W-Europe's new passenger car registrations comes from Asian brands
January 2025
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