The latest status of the entry of 8 Chinese car manufacturers into the European market; From Bwyd to Changan

Chinese automakers are expanding their presence in Europe at the same time as the global trend toward electric vehicles, relying on competitive prices and advanced technologies to penetrate a market traditionally dominated by European and American brands. Post the latest status of the entry of 8 Chinese car manufacturers into the European market; From BYD to Changan first appeared in Safir Arjan.

According to Ambassador Arjan, the expansion of the activities of Chinese companies has increased trade tensions between Beijing and Brussels, including the dispute over EU tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles. The European Union has recently announced an agreement with China to limit the import of Chinese hybrid cars to this bloc.

In a report, Reuters reviewed the status and plans of some Chinese car manufacturers active in Europe:

BYD - the world's largest seller of electric vehicles - accounted for 2.5 percent of all vehicles registered in the EU, UK and EFTA countries in the January-August period, according to data from the Association of European Automobile Manufacturers.

Estella Lee, executive vice president and head of the international business department of BYD, said on the sidelines of the Paris Auto Show: The company plans to build two more factories in Europe, and France can be one of the possible places to build these factories.

He said at the same exhibition: BYD plans to increase the number of employees in this region to 40,000 by the end of this decade by expanding the recruitment process in Europe, and turn from a car exporter into one of the largest car manufacturers in this bloc.

BYD expects to begin assembling vehicles at its new plant in Hungary in the fourth quarter of this year. At the 2025 "IAE Mobility" car show in Munich, Le Der announced that the company plans to produce all the electric cars needed by the European market in this bloc by 2028.

On Monday, October 12, Zhao Fei, the president of Changan, announced that the company is in serious negotiations with European manufacturers to produce cars in Europe.

He added: The company hopes to produce its first car in Europe in early 2027 and will announce the location of the factory and local partners by the end of 2026.

Changan introduced two new brands "Nevo" and "Avatr" at this year's exhibition.

Cheri operates in the European market through its main brand and subcategories such as Jaecoo, Jetour and Omoda. This company accounted for 2.3% of all new car registrations in Europe between January and August.

The company owns a 40% stake in a joint venture with Spanish automaker EBRO to produce cars at the former Nissan plant in Barcelona.

Rafael Ruiz, the head of "Ebro" company, told reporters in May: Chery plans to start production there at the end of this year or the first quarter of 2027. He added that targeting the production of up to 30,000 cars this year can include Chery models.

Five informed sources announced in April: "Hongqi" - the luxury car brand of Fau Group - is in talks with Stlantis to produce cars in one of the Spanish plants of this car maker - the owner of brands such as Fiat and Jeep - at the same time as it expands its activities in Europe.

The company plans to release more than 12 electric and hybrid car models in Europe by 2028.

Geely is present in Europe through its main brand and companies such as Lotus, Volvo Cars, Polestar, LEVC, Lynk & Co and Zeekr.

This company also owns 50% of the shares of the "Smart" automobile manufacturer, and Mercedes-Benz Group owns the other 50%.

Including all these brands, Geely is considered the largest Chinese car manufacturing group in the European market, and between January and August, it accounted for 3.1% of the total new car registrations in this bloc.

The company announced in July that it plans to build two electric SUVs at Ford's plant in Spain. This project is implemented in the form of a joint venture company, 66% of which belongs to Ford and 34% to Geely. The production of the first cars in this factory is expected to begin in 2028.

The Chinese company Lipmotor and Stlantis plan to start joint production of cars in Europe. According to the announcement of this car manufacturer in May, two car models are going to be produced in Spain. This cooperation expands the relationship between the two companies from distribution and sales to production.

Ned Couric, chief engineering and technology director of Stellantis, also announced that the company plans to produce small electric vehicles at its plant in Italy. These cars will be built on the basis of the electric vehicle platform developed in cooperation with Lipmotor.

Lipmotor accounted for 0.8% of all new car registrations in Europe between January and August.

SAIC Motor is the third largest Chinese car manufacturer in the European market in terms of the share of new car registrations. Between January and August, this company accounted for 2.5% of the total new car registrations in this block.

This statistic is related to the sale of MG Motor and Maxus cars, which are under the ownership of Sayk Motor.

The Financial Times reported in May that electric car startup Xpeng was in talks with Volkswagen and other automakers to buy a factory in Europe.

This action can help this car manufacturer to expand its presence in the market of this bloc by using the production capacities available in Europe.