EU imports of vehicles from China rose 151% in August
European imports of passenger cars from China rose 151% year-on-year in August to 227,810 units, compared with 90,498 in August 2025, according to Eurostat data analyzed by the ECG of the Association of European Vehicle Logistics. Between January and August 2026 the EU imported 1,105,239 vehicles from China, above the 1,011,563 units of all of 2025. In contrast, Chinese production fell 8.7% in September and domestic sales dropped 26%, while exports grew 61.5%.
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- Imports of Chinese passenger cars into the EU reached 227,810 units in August, up 151% year-on-year
- In the first eight months of 2026 the EU already exceeded the volume imported in all of 2025: 1,105,239 versus 1,011,563 units
- Chinese production fell 8.7% in September to 2.9 million vehicles, and domestic sales dropped 26%
IASummary generated by artificial intelligence from a story by El Canal Marítimo y Logístico. It may contain errors: the original source prevails.




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