Keir Starmer became the first UK leader in nearly a decade to visit China this week. He has been accompanied by dozens of business leaders, including UK car makers. But, given the explosion in popularity of Chinese cars in Britain, it may be the Prime Minister who invests in a new set of wheels.
To demonstrate this, in September 2025, Chinese manufacturer BYD’s UK sales exploded by 880 per cent in a single month. It was the crescendo of a transformation that has reshaped Britain’s automotive landscape at breathtaking speed. By year’s end, Chinese-branded vehicles accounted for almost 10 per cent of new cars sold in the UK – roughly 196,000 vehicles.
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