Cars from China: Eight brands are already available in Germany
Created: 08/23/2022, 16:00
By: Marcus Efler
They are called Aiways, Nio or MG, and they are intended to heat up the established competition: Eight Chinese car brands from seven manufacturers can already be bought in Germany or very soon.
Only a few experts may have noticed that since the beginning of the year, the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has also included Chinese car brands in its statistics.
Some time ago, there was a first tentative attempt by manufacturers from the Middle Kingdom to gain a foothold in this country, but this failed, among other things, due to the poor safety of the cars.
Already on the road in Germany: The MG Marvel R. © MG
Cars from China: Eight brands are already available in Germany
Now the second, much better prepared wave of attacks is rolling on the difficult German and European car market.
In addition to takeovers (e.g. of Volvo by the Chinese Geely group) and cooperations (like the new electric Mini with Great Wall or the next Smart with Geely), many own brands are also part of the strategy.
The change caused by electrification and new sales models such as car subscriptions increase the chances against the established competition from Europe, Asia and the USA.
Cars from China: German importers and workshops help
In the first seven months of this year, almost 7,000 cars from Chinese manufacturers were registered in Germany.
MG Roewe, which offers the electric MG Marvel R, for example, has a market share of 0.3 percent: as much as Honda, and more than Subaru or the once strong Stellantis brand Alfa Romeo.
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Cars from these eight Chinese brands can be bought in Germany now or by the end of the year at the latest (Source: ADAC)
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Aiways:
The U5 and U6 models are sold by the Euronics electronics chain, and the ATU chain of workshops is responsible for maintenance
MG Roewe
Five models are already available through regular car dealers: ZS EV, EHS, Marvel R, MG4 and MG5.
Lynk&Co:
The 01 is primarily sold on a subscription basis – it can be shared with other drivers using an app.
Like Polestar, the brand comes from the Chinese Geely group, and the cars are based on Volvo technology.
Maxus:
The Transporter brand is sold through its own dealers.
BYD:
From autumn the models Seal, Atto 3 and Dolphin can be viewed in showrooms and can be obtained from dealers.
Ora:
The Great Wall brand caused a stir in this country mainly because of its brazen VW Beetle copy.
From the end of the year, a similar electric model will be available under the name Funky Cat from the importer Emil Frey in Germany.
Wey:
This brand also comes from BMW's cooperation partner Great Wall and is sold by Emil Frey. Their Coffee car model will be available here from the end of the year.
Nio:
This manufacturer, already dubbed "Tesla of China", wants to convince with exchangeable batteries that make long parking at charging stations superfluous.
From the end of the year, ET7, ES7 and ET5 are to be in
