76 percent of all new electric cars worldwide now come from car brands and factories based in China. However, in Europe, the popularity of the Chinese varies greatly.
Chinese electric cars are here. And there are many indications that they are here to stay. In fact, 76 percent of all new electric cars come from China.
This is shown by new figures from Rho Motion .
The figure covers all the new electric and plug-in hybrids sold around the world. However, there are big differences in how popular electric cars are.
In Germany, Europe's largest car market by far, Chinese electric cars can only manage to squeeze into a market share of around four percent. However, this still corresponds to 578,000 cars in 2024 alone.
That figure is slightly higher in France and England, with five and seven percent Chinese electric cars, respectively.
Here in Denmark, according to data from Rho Motion, the Chinese hold a little more than eight percent of the market for electric cars. While in Sweden it is five percent. However, it is not much more impressive in the Nordic paradise of electric cars.
In Norway, just nine percent of buyers prefer electric cars from China. While in countries like Brazil and Mexico it is as high as 82 and 70 percent respectively. In Thailand, the Chinese have 77 percent of the market.
However, it could be very, very low. In Switzerland, just one percent of electric cars are from China, and in the US, none at all. At least not directly.
Some of the Chinese brands – such as Polestar and Volvo – have chosen to build factories in the US to avoid sanctions. However, these may be on the way anyway. And in fact, it could push both Volvo and Polestar out of the US altogether. Read more about it here .
