Chinese Car Brands

A showcase of China's automotive manufacturers, their history, model line-ups, and where in the world you can buy them. We're adding new brands and models on a regular basis, so please keep checking back to see what's new!
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Chinese Car Brands is an independent guide to the manufacturers reshaping the global car industry. In one place, you'll find the story behind each brand, from its founding right through to the models it's building today, along with full specifications for every car and a clear picture of which countries it's actually sold in. Whether you're comparing your next EV, researching a brand you've just heard of, or simply curious about who's really building these cars, this is the place to start.

Chinese Brands Are Growing Fast in Europe

A decade ago, Chinese car brands barely registered outside their home market. Today, names like BYD and MG are among the fastest growing in Europe, and dozens more are expanding into new countries every year, often with genuinely competitive electric and hybrid technology. We track brand histories, factory locations, warranty terms and real world pricing, and we keep pages live even after a model is replaced, so you always get the full picture, not just the current headline.

Avatr

Chongqing, China
Avatr is a premium electric brand built around an unusual three-way partnership between Changan, one of…
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BYD

BYD was founded in 1995 in Shenzhen, China, by an engineer named Wang Chuanfu, who set…
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Changan

Chongqing, China
Changan is one of those Chinese car companies most British buyers have never consciously heard of,…
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Chery

Wuhu, Anhui, China
Chery is the parent company behind Omoda, Jaecoo and Lepas, but it also sells cars in…
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Deepal

Chongqing, China (Changan Automobile)
Deepal is the electric vehicle sub-brand of Changan Automobile, one of China’s oldest and largest carmakers,…
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Denza

Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Denza is BYD’s premium sub-brand, positioned well above mainstream BYD models in both price and luxury,…
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Exeed

Wuhu, Anhui, China
Exeed is Chery‘s upmarket export brand, sitting above Omoda, Jaecoo and Lepas in positioning, aimed at…
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Firefly

Shanghai, China (NIO)
Firefly is NIO’s third brand, sitting alongside NIO itself and the mid-market Onvo, and it’s a…
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Freelander

Changshu, Jiangsu, China
Freelander is a genuinely unusual case among Chinese car brands: it’s not really a Chinese brand…
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GAC Aion

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Aion is the electric vehicle brand of GAC Group, formally Guangzhou Automobile Group, one of China’s…
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Geely

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Geely is one of China’s largest privately owned car manufacturers, and unlike most of the brands…
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GWM Ora

Baoding, Hebei, China
Ora is the electric car sub-brand of Great Wall Motor, usually shortened to GWM, one of…
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