There’s not going to be room for everyone. That’s abundantly clear when you look at the latest new car sales figures, released this week, for the 26-plate change.
Chinese car brands are muscling their way into the UK at speed and one even managed to top the best selling cars list with the Jaecoo 7 sitting proudly on top of the pile.
While that staggering achievement will be celebrated in China, boardrooms of legacy car makers across Europe will be seriously worried. So just who is most at risk from this changing of the guard?
Also this week, Jaguar’s MD Rawdon Glover tells me what it’s like at the firm post-Gerry McGovern. I interviewed the man now leading the rebranding for a special podcast series and video, released last week.
In other news:
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FCA cracks down on sale or return
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Motonovo owner to pull out
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Motorpoint’s record figures
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New car sales: Best March since 2019
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Mitsubishi appoints first dealers
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Hendy accounts late
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Allen Ford restructures
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G3 Auctions sold
Ok, let’s get into the headlines and my take on the week’s news.
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March’s new car sales were released this week and with it news that a Chinese car had topped the sales charts for the first time.
The Jaecoo 7 left Ford, Nissan and Kia in its wake as it swept up more than 10,000 new car sales in the key plate change month.
While Jaecoo’s success ultimately stole the headlines, it was the brands that were left trailing that really got me thinking: With Chinese brands like Jaecoo running rampant, which legacy manufacturers are most at risk of extinction?
