Registration data shows that almost one in ten new cars sold last year was Chinese.
Almost 200,000 Chinese-made vehicles will be registered on British roads in 2025, up from 98,000 a year earlier.
This surge has particularly hit traditional European brands, whose popularity has declined due to cheaper East Asian alternatives that are heavily subsidized by Beijing.
That is why the biggest discounts this month can be found in the salons of European manufacturers.
For those looking for the biggest savings, visiting Seat or Cupra brand showrooms is currently the best option.
Both brands are part of the Volkswagen Group, and the Cupra represents a more modern and electrified spin-off of Seat, with models that are mostly electric or plug-in hybrids.
However, due to relatively weak popularity since it became an independent brand eight years ago, Volkswagen executives are trying to make the Cupra brand more competitive through increasing discounts.
In March, customers can save an average of around 19 per cent on a new Cupra model – that’s around £8,305 per vehicle. That’s a 57 percent increase over last year’s average of 12 percent off.
However, buyers should keep in mind that large discounts often mean a faster depreciation of the vehicle, i.e. a greater loss of value at a later sale.
Similar discounts of around 19 percent are available in Seat showrooms.
Peugeot (17.8 per cent on average), Nissan (14.8 per cent) and Audi (14.7 per cent) are also among the manufacturers where it is possible to get very good discounts on cars with the new ’26’ registration during March.
(Vijesti.ba)
