Chinese automakers do not expand everywhere the same way: Europe means tariffs and localisation, the Gulf means rapid brand adoption, Latin America means plants and pickups, Southeast Asia means right-hand-drive EV hubs. Pick a market below to follow the coverage.

Europe

Europe is the highest-stakes market for Chinese automakers: big EV demand, strong incumbent brands, and anti-s…

Middle East

The Gulf has become one of the fastest-adopting regions for Chinese cars — ICE SUVs first, EVs increasingly…

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is the largest Gulf car market and a priority for Chinese brands, with rapid share gains in SUVs …

UAE

The UAE combines a wealthy domestic market with Dubai’s role as the region’s trading hub — many Chinese brands…

Africa

Africa is a pickup, SUV and commercial-vehicle story for Chinese automakers, with South Africa as the anchor m…

Latin America

Latin America took Chinese brands early — Chery has deep roots here — and is now a localisation frontier, with…

Brazil

Brazil is Latin America’s biggest market and the region’s manufacturing prize: BYD, GWM and SAIC are all inves…

Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia is China’s right-hand-drive EV workshop: Thailand and Indonesia host a cluster of Chinese plant…

Australia

Australia is one of the most open right-hand-drive markets, where GWM, MG and BYD already sit among the top-se…

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