Three more Chinese car brands have announced plans to start selling cars in the UK over the last week, joining a host of brands from China that have already arrived in the last 12-18 months.
The UK's new car market returned to growth in June after a slow couple of months, with the overall results slightly ahead of last year as we reach the halfway point of 2025.
New car registrations improved by less than 2% in May, although it was a mix of growing fleet business and falling consumer sales, with the overall market still struggling.
After a strong performance in March, the UK new car market fell back into a slump in April with the only bright spot being continued growth for both EVs and plug-in hybrids.
The UK government has announced some adjustments to the country's pathway towards electric cars, designed to offer manufacturers more flexibility over the coming decade.
It was a much better month for new car sales in March, with both private and fleet registrations up significantly and EV registrations hitting another new record.
It was a rare month of growth for private new car sales in February, although a drop in fleet registrations meant that the overall new car market was down slightly.