---
title: 🚨Chinese carmakers are taking over Europe:
description: "Chinese brands now represent a RECORD ~10% of all passenger cars sold in Europe.\n\nThis surpassed both US and South Korean rivals for the 1st time EVER.\n\nTheir EV market presence more than DOUBLED in 2025, to 11%, and hit 16% in December alone.\n\nJapanese brands remain the leaders at ~13% but at this pace China will overtake Japan as early as 2026.\n\nChina is starting to dominate the global car market.\n\nSource: Global Markets Investor\n\nBloomberg, Dataforce"
---

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# [🚨Chinese carmakers are taking over Europe:](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/chinese-carmakers-are-taking-over-europe)

 Written by [Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/author/charles-henry-monchau) | Feb 17, 2026, 3:35:51 PM

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