Currently reading: China takes big chunk of UK's new car market

MG took second place in December, behind only VW – so why aren't European rivals pushing back?

In December, almost one in five new cars registered in the UK came from Chinese brands. For professional or armchair industry watchers, that is a staggering statistic. Never have we seen disruption on this scale.

The Japanese, the Koreans and even Tesla took years to gain a significant toehold here, and the Chinese have blown right past them in terms of share in an eye-opening 12 months.

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