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Record Chinese turnout puts European carmakers under pressure at Paris show

  • 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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Kreiszeitung broke the news in Syke, Germany on Monday, October 5, 2026.
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