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Independent automotive market research firm led by analyst Matthias Schmidt, tracking European new-car registrations, EV sales and brand market shares.
Chinese brands make up 20 of about 60 exhibitors at the Paris Motor Show, double the 2024 count, Korea JoongAng Daily reported. Schmidt Automotive Research put their European sales share at 10.7% in the second quarter, up from 5.7%.
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Chinese carmakers will bring a record 20 brands to next week's Paris Motor Show, twice the 2024 count, Reuters reported. Europe's incumbents must hold their home market while doing business with the brands taking it.
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Ford CEO Jim Farley says Europe is too late to stop Chinese carmakers, which sold one in seven Western European battery EVs in early 2026. He wants Washington to take its time before letting them sell in the US.
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Karin Radstrom's tenure has taken the shares from 33.15 to 46.24 euros and lifted zero-emission sales 67% in 2025, while second-quarter net profit fell 48% on 5% higher revenue, mostly because of US tariffs.
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EU electric vehicle sales rose 40.5% in the first half of 2026. On the published forecasts, Chinese brands are collecting most of that growth in Western Europe.
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