{"id":11865,"date":"2026-05-15T14:52:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/11865\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T14:52:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:52:08","slug":"chinese-ev-makers-hunt-for-idled-plants-in-europe-as-they-expand-global-influence-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/11865\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese EV makers hunt for idled plants in Europe as they expand global influence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/business\/china-business\/article\/3353170\/chinese-smart-cars-set-control-20-western-european-market-2028-jpmorgan?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers<\/a>, from BYD to Leapmotor, are voraciously seeking out manufacturing assets in Europe as the global energy crisis creates surging demand for battery-powered vehicles.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Their pursuit of idled European assembly facilities owned by big names like Stellantis and Volkswagen is disrupting the pecking order in the global automotive industry, as the Chinese carmakers\u2019 design and manufacturing heft sees them morph into international players.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cChina\u2019s EV assemblers are hunting for production sites or facilities in droves,\u201d said Phate Zhang, founder of Shanghai-based data provider CnEVPost. \u201cIndeed, the [overseas asset] buying interest provides a microcosm of the global automotive sector, where emerging Chinese EV builders are set to erode the market share of established conventional petrol car manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shenzhen-based <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/business\/china-business\/article\/3336841\/byd-ups-ante-l3-autonomous-cars-begins-testing-models-mass-production?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BYD, the world\u2019s largest electric car maker<\/a>, said it was in talks with multinational carmaker Stellantis \u2013 owner of Peugeot, Fiat and eight other European marques \u2013 about using their idled assembly facilities in the region.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The spare capacity could be used to assemble more BYD vehicles as the company expanded its presence in countries like Italy, it said.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Last week, Stellantis said it had deepened its strategic partnership with Chinese EV assembler Leapmotor, in which it owns a 21 per cent stake, aiming to add an EV production line at a Spanish factory that was previously earmarked for petrol-powered Opel units.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers, from BYD to Leapmotor, are voraciously seeking out manufacturing assets in Europe 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