PHEVs on Chinese life-support across Europe
- Matthias Schmidt
- 21 hours ago
- 1 min read
The penetration of dual-motor plug-in vehicles would have been 8% without Sino models
According to our exclusive research, published in the latest monthly European Electric Car Study Chinese OEMs accounted for every fifth (21%) new PHEV entering the region during the opening quarter of 2026, partly plastering over the emerging cracks of the dual-motor drivetrain, while even that plaster is unlikely to hold give the reality that a front-loaded market, due to a impending tariff-modifications, is likely to paint a stark reality going forward.
One-third of the top twelve PHEV models were shipped from China, as the technology offers an opportunity to avoid EU anti-subsidy tariffs on BEVs, which have been in place since November 2024.
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Scope: Western Europe's 18 Markets: EU Member States prior to the 2004 enlargement, plus EFTA markets Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, plus UK – accounting for 90% of the enlarged European region.
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