Chinese EV Depreciation: The First Real Data From UK and European Markets
The numbers are worse than the sticker price advantage implies, better than the scaremongering suggests, and different depending on which brand you chose.
The numbers are worse than the sticker price advantage implies, better than the scaremongering suggests, and different depending on which brand you chose.
The sticker price is the number everyone talks about. Purchase, insurance, servicing, depreciation and charging are the numbers that actually determine whether a Chinese EV saves you money.
BYD makes 30+ models across five brands, sold under different names in different countries. This is the definitive guide to every car, what it’s called, where, and who it’s for.
Since 2022, every Chinese car submitted to Euro NCAP has received five stars, except for two. The Nio Firefly, tested
Over 20 Chinese brands are now active in Australia, more than the number of Japanese brands. No tariffs, right-hand drive, and a market obsessed with utes: here is every brand, what it sells, and how it fits.
810,000 Chinese vehicles were sold in Europe in 2025. Here is every brand behind that number — who they are, what they sell, which countries they operate in, and what is coming next.
From an £18,650 city car to a £33,995 performance hatchback, here are eight Chinese EVs that undercut their European rivals, explained and ranked for the UK market.
Around two dozen Chinese brands are now active across Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Singapore. Here is every brand, what it sells, where it sells, and what it is building.
Everyone says subsidies. But the real reason is far more surprising.
The world’s first production car to carry BYD’s second-generation Blade Battery went from launch event to first customer delivery in just ten days. Here is the full timeline and everything you need to know.
The Denza Z9 GT claims the world’s longest certified electric range at 1,036 km CLTC. Eleven vehicles, four brands, one night, and a charging network that opens to every EV on the road.
In March 2026, BYD announced that its new Blade Battery 2.0 can charge from 10 to 70 percent in five
Before BYD, Nio and Xpeng, there was a first wave — and it left a graveyard.
These Chinese EVs travel the farthest on a full charge.
How Safety Ratings Tell Two Very Different Stories
Ask most Western car buyers to name China’s largest automaker, and the answers will come quickly; BYD, probably. Nio, perhaps.
Who Owns Who and What They Make.
Do you know who owns Volvo? Most people do—it’s the Chinese giant Geely. Do you know who owns Lotus? That’s
Tesla rolled its 9 millionth electric vehicle off the assembly line on 30th December 2025, a milestone achieved at its
On December 19, Maserati officially unveiled a new showroom in Shanghai. The brand describes this opening as a critical milestone