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Avatr

Chongqing, China

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

Bestune

Changchun, Jilin, China

Bestune is FAW Group’s mainstream, mass-market brand, sitting below the luxury Hongqi in FAW’s line-up as…

BYD

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

Changan

Chongqing, China

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

Chery

Wuhu, Anhui, China

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

Deepal

Chongqing, China (Changan Automobile)

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

Denza

Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

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

Exeed

Wuhu, Anhui, China

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

Firefly

Shanghai, China (NIO)

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

Freelander

Changshu, Jiangsu, China

Freelander is a genuinely unusual case among Chinese car brands: it’s not really a Chinese brand…

GAC Aion

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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

GAC Trumpchi

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Trumpchi is GAC Group’s own mainstream domestic brand, sitting alongside GAC Aion in GAC’s wider portfolio,…

Geely

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

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

Geely Galaxy

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Geely Galaxy is Geely‘s own mainstream new-energy sub-brand, distinct from the more premium Zeekr, aimed squarely…

GWM Ora

Baoding, Hebei, China

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

Haval

Baoding, Hebei, China

Haval is Great Wall Motor’s mainstream SUV brand, and by some distance the biggest name in…

Hongqi

Changchun, Jilin, China

Hongqi, meaning Red Flag, is China’s oldest car brand by a considerable margin, tracing its history…

iCaur

Wuhu, Anhui, China

iCaur is Chery‘s newest sub-brand, and by far its most distinctive, a range of chunky, retro-styled…

IM Motors

Shanghai, China

IM Motors, branded Zhiji in China (智己, meaning roughly “know yourself”), is a genuinely well-funded premium…

Jaecoo

Wuhu, Anhui, China (Chery Automobile)

Jaecoo is one of two sister brands, alongside Omoda, created by Chery Automobile specifically to sell…

Jetour

Wuhu, Anhui, China

Jetour is a Chery Holding brand, sitting alongside Chery, Omoda, Jaecoo, Exeed and Lepas, but built…

Kaiyi

Wuhu, Anhui, China

Kaiyi is Chery‘s budget-focused sub-brand, aimed at value-conscious buyers who want Chery’s underlying engineering at a…

Leapmotor

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China (factory in Jinhua)

Leapmotor is one of the newest Chinese brands to reach the UK, but it arrives with…

Li Auto

Li Auto is one of China’s genuine EV success stories, founded in 2015 by entrepreneur Li…

Luxeed

Wuhu, Anhui, China

Luxeed is Chery‘s premium EV partnership with Huawei, part of the same Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance…

Lynk & Co

Gothenburg, Sweden

Lynk & Co is a genuinely unusual brand: founded in 2016 in Gothenburg, Sweden, as a…

Maextro

Hefei, Anhui, China

Maextro is the fourth and final brand in Huawei’s Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance (HIMA), joining Seres’s…

Maxus

Wuxi, Jiangsu, China (SAIC Motor)

Maxus has one of the more unusual histories of any brand on this site, since it…

Mengshi

Wuhan, Hubei, China

Mengshi, known internationally as M-Hero, is Dongfeng‘s high-end electric off-road brand, launched in Wuhan in August…

MG

Shanghai, China (SAIC Motor); London, UK (MG Motor UK)

MG was founded in 1924 in Oxford, England, as Morris Garages, a name that soon got…

NIO

Shanghai, China

NIO is one of China’s most established premium electric car makers, founded in Shanghai in 2014…

Omoda

Wuhu, Anhui, China (Chery Automobile)

Omoda is a young export only brand created in 2022 by Chery Automobile, one of China’s…

Onvo

Shanghai, China

Onvo is NIO’s mass-market family brand, sitting between the budget-focused Firefly and NIO’s own premium range,…

Radar Auto

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Radar Auto is Geely‘s dedicated electric pickup and outdoor lifestyle brand, spun out of Geely’s Commercial…

Rising Auto

Shanghai, China

Rising Auto has a genuinely tangled naming history even by Chinese car industry standards. It began…

Roewe

Shanghai, China

Roewe is SAIC’s own domestic brand, founded in October 2006 and closely related to MG, several…

Seres

Chongqing, China

Seres is a Chinese manufacturer that builds its own commercial and passenger vehicles, but the name…

Shangjie

Shanghai, China

Shangjie is the fifth brand in Huawei’s Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance, known as HIMA, and SAIC’s…

Skywell

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Skywell is a Chinese electric vehicle brand founded in 2000, owned by consumer electronics giant Skyworth…

Stelato

Stelato is a genuinely premium luxury EV brand, registered by Huawei in December 2023 and built…

Tank

Baoding, Hebei, China

Tank is Great Wall Motor’s dedicated off-road brand, home to genuinely serious body-on-frame 4x4s built to…

Voyah

Wuhan, Hubei, China

Voyah is the premium electric and hybrid brand of Dongfeng Motor Corporation, one of China’s largest…

Wey

Baoding, Hebei, China

Wey is GWM’s premium sub-brand, sitting above Haval in positioning, alongside Ora and Tank as one…

Wuling

Liuzhou, Guangxi, China

Wuling is a genuinely unusual entry on this list, not a standalone Chinese-owned brand like the…

Xiaomi

Xiaomi is a name most people know for smartphones rather than cars, and that’s exactly the…

XPeng

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

XPeng is one of China’s most technology focused electric car makers, founded in 2014 in Guangzhou…

Yangwang

Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

Yangwang is BYD‘s ultra-luxury halo brand, sitting above even Denza at the very top of BYD’s…

Zeekr

Ningbo, Zhejiang, China

A UK launch is now genuinely confirmed. Zeekr is one of the youngest brands in this…

GAC Aion UT

Aion UT

GAC Aion V

Aion V

Aito M6

Aito M6

Aito M9

Aito M9

Avatr 06

Avatr 06

Avatr 06T

Avatr 06T

Avatr 07

Avatr 07

Avatr 11

Avatr 11

Avatr 12

Avatr 12

Bestune B70 Car

Bestune B70

Bestune T77

Bestune T77

BYD Atto 2

BYD Atto 2

BYD Atto 3

BYD Atto 3

BYD Dolphin

BYD Dolphin

BYD Dolphin Surf

BYD Dolphin Surf

BYD Han

BYD Han

BYD Han L

BYD Han L

BYD Seal

BYD Seal

BYD Seal 08

BYD Seal 08

BYD Seal 6 DM-i Sedan / Saloon Car

BYD Seal 6 DM-i

BYD Seal U

BYD Seal U

BYD Sealion 08

BYD Sealion 08

BYD Sealion 7

BYD Sealion 7

BYD Shark

BYD Shark

BYD Ti7

BYD Ti7

Chery Tiggo 7 in Slate Grey Metallic

Chery Tiggo 7

Chery Tiggo 8 Car in Reef Blue- UK Spec

Chery Tiggo 8

Chery Tiggo 9 UK Car in White

Chery Tiggo 9

Deepal S05 Launched In the UK

Deepal S05

Deepal S07 Launched In the UK

Deepal S07

Denza B8

Denza B8

Denzo Bao 5

Denza Bao 5

Denza D9

Denza D9

Denza N9

Denza N9

Denza Z

Denza Z

Denza Z9 GT - UK Spec

Denza Z9 GT

Exceed Sterra ES

Exeed Sterra ES

Exceed Sterra ET

Exeed Sterra ET

NIO Firefly - UK

Firefly Hatchback

Freelander 8

Freelander 8

Geely EX5

Geely EX5

Geely Galaxy E5

Geely Galaxy E5

Geely Galaxy Starshine 7

Geely Galaxy Starshine 7

Geely Starray

Geely Starray

Haval H6

Haval H6

Haval Jolion

Haval Jolion

Hongqi E-HS9

Hongqi E-HS9

Hongqi EH7

Hongqi EH7

Hongqi HS7

Hongqi HS7

Icaur V23

iCaur V23

Icaur V27

iCaur V27

IM L7

IM L7

IM LS6

IM LS6

IM LS 8

IM LS8

Jaecoo 5

Jaecoo 5

Jaecoo 7

Jaecoo 7

Jaecoo 8

Jaecoo 8

Jaecoo E5

Jaecoo E5

Jetour Zongheng F700

Jetour Zongheng F700

Kaiyi X3 Pro

Kaiyi X3 Pro

Kaiyi X7

Kaiyi X7

Leapmotor B10

Leapmotor B10

Leapmotor C10

Leapmotor C10

Leapmotor C10 Hybrid EV

Leapmotor C10 Hybrid EV

Leapmotor D19

Leapmotor D19

Leapmotor T03

Leapmotor T03

Li Auto i6

Li Auto i6

Li Auto L6

Li Auto L6

Li Auto L9

Li Auto L9

Luxeed R7

Luxeed R7

Luxeed S7

Luxeed S7

Lynk & Co 01

Lynk & Co 01

Lynk & Co 10

Lynk & Co 10

Maextro S800 Luxury Chinese Car

Maextro S800

Maextro V800

Maextro V800

Maxus eDeliver 3

Maxus eDeliver 3

Maxus eDeliver 9

Maxus eDeliver 9

Mengshi 917

Mengshi 917

MG Cyberster

MG Cyberster

MG HS PHEV

MG HS PHEV

MG IM5

MG IM5

MG IM6

MG IM6

MG ZS EV

MG ZS EV

MG Discontinued

MG ZS Hybrid +

MG ZS Hybrid+

MG3 Hybrid+

MG3 Hybrid+

MG4 EV

MG4 EV

MGS5 EV

MGS5 EV

NIO EL6

NIO EL6

NIO ET5

NIO ET5

NIO ET7

NIO ET7

Omoda 4 EV

Omoda 4

Omoda 5 EV

Omoda 5

Omoda 7 PHEV

Omoda 7

Omoda 9 PHEV

Omoda 9

Omoda E5 EV

Omoda E5

Onvo L60

Onvo L60

Onvo L90

Onvo L90

GWM Ora 03

Ora 03

GWM Ora Discontinued

Radar RD6

Radar RD6

Rising Auto R7

Rising R7

Roewe D6

Roewe D6

Roewe RX5

Roewe RX5

Shangjie H5

Shangjie H5

Skywell BE11 Car - UK in Grey

Skywell BE11

Stelato S9

Stelato S9

Stelato-S9T

Stelato S9T

Tank 300

Tank 300

Tank 500

Tank 500

Trumpchi-GS8

Trumpchi GS8

Trumpchi M8

Trumpchi M8

Voyah Dream

Voyah Dream

Voyah Free

Voyah Free

Voyah Passion

Voyah Passion

Voyah Taishan X8

Voyah Taishan X8

Wey G9

Wey G9

Wuling Bingo

Wuling Bingo

Wuling Honguang Mini EV

Wuling Hongguang Mini EV

Xiaomi SU7

Xiaomi SU7

Xiaomi SU7 Ultra

Xiaomi SU7 Ultra

Xiaomi YU7

Xiaomi YU7

XPeng G6 Car - UK

XPeng G6

XPeng G9 Car - UK

XPeng G9

Xpeng X9

XPeng X9

Yangwang U7

Yangwang U7

Yangwang U8

Yangwang U8

Yangwang U8L

Yangwang U8L

Yangwang U9

Yangwang U9

Zeekr 001

Zeekr 001

Zeekr 009

Zeekr 009

Zeekr 7X

Zeekr 7X

Zeekr 8X

Zeekr 8X

Zeekr 9X

Zeekr 9X

Zeekr X

Zeekr X