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  DATA OF THE MONTH 

30.6%
of all Chinese-brand new BEV passenger cars shipped to Western Europe during H1 ended up on UK roads,
or almost every third


Source: Schmidt Automotive data

Unravelling the heterogeneous nature of the European plug-in electric passenger car market, focussing on the 18 market West European region that accounts for over 95 per cent of total wider region's BEV deliveries. Providing strategic guidance, insights and the market's future trajectory – reinforced by exclusively collated high-quality current and historic monthly data.

 

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EXCLUSIVE Chinese premium struggle 
Chinese premium auto brands failing to gain traction in Europe
July 2023

With the exception of Geely’s Polestar brand, which is able to leverage its Scandinavian heritage inherited through its Volvo Cars performance brand DNA history, Chinese premium brands have had a disappointing European market reception so far, to put it bluntly...
 
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EXCLUSIVE New entrants snatch >5% 

Over 5% of Western Europe's new car market now in the hands of new entrants
June 2023

According to the latest Schmidt Automotive Research data, 0.6 million passenger cars sold in 2023 across the 18 market region will go to carmakers that weren't present on the market just a decade ago, making some incumbents look and sound fearful. 

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EXCLUSIVE Tesla growth hits buffers 
Tesla's quarterly market share stabilises despite price cuts

July 2023

Tesla achieved 3 per cent market share penetration of the 18 West European market monitored by Schmidt Automotive Research during the opening half of the year, while Tesla are on course to achieve 1 million cumulative deliveries (since 2012) later this year.

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EXCLUSIVE Chinese OEM Euro progress
French OEMs most vulnerable to Chinese incursion?

June 2023

Rich pickings for premium manufacturers since the early 2000s, enticing customers away from the likes of Ford, Peugeot or Citroën, volume brands are now seeing Chinese OEMs entering the European market pick off some of the remaining "volume fat" from the other end of the spectrum  more >

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EXCLUSIVE  Tesla on Mercedes's heels

Tesla closes in on Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars volumes
July 2023        

Tesla came to within less than 50,000 units of equalling Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars new volumes (without Smart) during this year’s second quarter...
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EXCLUSIVE Sector Analysis 

New competitor to the plug-in SUV/Crossover sector identified
May 2023

While it remains business as usual for SUV/Crossovers accounting for 59.3 per cent of the regional new BEV passenger car market during this year's opening quarter, it's the Golf-sized Lower-Medium sector making headway once again...
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Offering key strategic insights, and market intelligence, focussing on the heterogeneous nature of the West European electric car market, including analysis of exclusively collated market data with in-depth guidance,
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Founder, Matthias Schmidt, previously served as the Chief European Analyst, at Automotive Industry Data Ltd based in the UK, with a demographic including executives, product planners and policymakers among others. 

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