JATO: Chinese automakers double European market share in May

Europe’s new automobile market recorded a 2.5% year-on-year enhance in registrations final month, in accordance with JATO Dynamics’ knowledge for 28 European markets. A complete of 1,107,517 new autos had been registered in Might 2025, bringing the year-to-date determine to five,535,831 items. This represents a rise of 0.7% in comparison with the identical interval in 2024.

Chinese language manufacturers driving development

Volkswagen Group, Renault Group and BMW Group all carried out effectively final month with quantity will increase of three.3%, 4.6% and 6.3%, respectively. Nonetheless, Chinese language automobile manufacturers had been the primary driver of development in Might.

In line with JATO Dynamics’ knowledge, 65,808 items had been registered by Chinese language automakers final month*, accounting for five.9% of whole gross sales throughout the area. Which means that Chinese language automobile manufacturers greater than doubled their market share from the two.9% recorded within the corresponding month in 2024.

“Regardless of the EU’s imposition of tariffs on Chinese language electrical autos, its automobile manufacturers proceed to put up robust development throughout Europe,” Felipe Munoz, International Analyst at JATO Dynamics, commented. “Their momentum is partly because of their choice to push different powertrains, corresponding to plug-in hybrids and full hybrids, to the area.”

MG registered 29,400 autos in Might — a 30% enhance year-on-year — surpassing Fiat in year-to-date registrations with 133,400 items in comparison with Fiat’s 125,300. In the meantime, BYD noticed registrations surge by 397% year-on-year. Regardless of this sharp development, it fell simply 40 items wanting Tesla in Might, after having outsold the American model for the primary time in April.

Jaecoo outsells Honda; Omoda outsells Mitsubishi

Different robust performers in Might embody Skoda, which occupied second place within the model rankings, whereas Dacia noticed a major rise in volumes. Cupra overtook Seat within the year-to-date model rankings, recording an uplift in registrations of 30%.

Elsewhere, Jaecoo outsold Honda with 7,449 registrations whereas Omoda recorded 4,213 items, outselling Mitsubishi. Leapmotor registered 1,723 items however was unable to outperform its sister manufacturers from Stellantis like DS. The Chinese language carmaker outsold Lancia which posted a year-on-year lower of 80%. The latter was additionally outperformed by Ebro – the revived Spanish model that produces autos in partnership with China’s Chery.

Maserati recorded a decline of 40%, whereas registrations by Lotus and Abarth dipped by 48% and 78%, respectively. INEOS outsold Jaguar, which registered simply 86 items.

Renault Clio leads once more

The Renault Clio led the mannequin rankings in Might with a quantity enhance of almost 12%. Regardless of a ten% decline in gross sales, the Dacia secured second place within the rating by mannequin and continues to guide the year-to-date rankings. The Volkswagen Tiguan and Dacia Duster additionally carried out effectively in Might, whereas the Volkswagen Golf and Volkswagen T-Roc posted decreases of 18% and 10%, respectively.

Different robust performers in Might included the MG ZS — the fifteenth most-registered automobile — together with the BMW X1, Seat/Cupra Leon, Peugeot 3008, Skoda Kodiaq, Jeep Avenger, MG 3, and Mini Cooper. Amongst newer market entrants, the Skoda Elroq led the way in which with 9,200 items registered in Might and 24,100 year-to-date. It was adopted by the Jaecoo 7 with 7,449 items, the BYD Seal U with 7,100, and the Renault Symbioz with 6,743. The Cupra Terramar recorded 5,445 items, the Audi Q6 registered 5,007, and the Volkswagen Tayron posted 4,793.

* This determine excludes Western manufacturers owned by Chinese language producers.

SOURCE: JATO