Chinese car brands registered more than 43,500 units in August – a 121% year-on-year increase and more than the individual volumes recorded by several major European brands. Sales data from Jato Dynamics show that combined registrations of Chinese car brands last month were higher than those of Audi (41,300 units) and Renault (37,800 units). Although registrations by Chinese car brands comprise 40 different brands, the top five players – MG, BYD, Jaecoo, Omoda, Leapmotor – account for 84% of the total. Felipe Munoz, global analyst at Jato Dynamics, said: “European consumers are responding positively to the growing, competitive line-up from China’s car brands. Facing higher tariffs on BEV imports to Europe, Chinese car brands are now boosting their presence in the PHEV segment.