Chinese car brands are gaining an increasing stronghold on Britain’s car market – but older drivers remain sceptical over concerns about privacy risk, market research says.
Registrations figures for 2024 show a 14 per cent increase in sales of models from the four major Chinese brands now available in the UK: BYD, MG, Omoda and Ora.
These made up 5 per cent of all new cars bought in Britain last year, representing almost 100,000 motors entering the road.
Many of these are electric vehicles as China continues to reap the benefit of investing heavily in battery car development ahead of European rivals – a move experts predict will bring these Far East brands huge success in the next decade.
By the time the UK’s ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars comes into force in 2030, Chinese brands could account for a quarter of the UK’s EV …