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Story no.70InternationalOngoingSales and market +1Notable Several countries (5)31 Oct → 6 Nov17 facts · 31 art.

German automakers face sharp decline in sales in China

In China, sales of German automakers, including Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Porsche, and Volkswagen, are declining sharply, and the market share of foreign brands has fallen below 30 percent, with Porsche closing several dealerships. This decline benefits Chinese automakers, while Mercedes-Benz plans to produce locally almost all its models intended for the Chinese market. To compensate, European premium automakers such as JLR, Audi, and Volvo are betting on the United States, with mixed results, and Chinese premium brands are relaunching their efforts to establish themselves in Germany. The Chinese strategies of European automakers are judged insufficient by some analyses.

In brief

Ongoing story bringing together 17 events involving Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi and 10 more, in 5 countries (Chine, Allemagne, États-Unis and 2 more), followed from 31 October 2026 to 6 November 2026. 31 articles from 17 sources (sales and market, plants, jobs and earnings); last updated on 6 November 2026 at 05:31.

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Timeline

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In figures

The activity

17 facts

Latest activity 1 hour ago

31 Oct6 Nov

Countries concerned

Brands concerned

Official figures

  • Mercedes-Benz · 71,871 reg. (EU + EFTA + UK, Sept 26) · 84 recall(s) in 12 months
  • BMW · 67,640 reg. (EU + EFTA + UK, Sept 26) · 82 recall(s) in 12 months
  • Audi · 58,574 reg. (EU + EFTA + UK, Sept 26) · 43 recall(s) in 12 months
  • Volkswagen · 120,214 reg. (EU + EFTA + UK, Sept 26) · 60 recall(s) in 12 months

Key figures

Amounts cited$4 billion · £3bn

Highest number recorded in 2 article(s), automatically extracted: please check sources.

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Sources by country and language

Press country

ArticlesOutlets
China108
United States83
Germany65
United Kingdom43
France22
Netherlands11

Languages

ArticlesOutlets
Chinese108
English106
German65
French22
Dutch11
Spanish11
Italian11

Country of the outlet (not of the topic), inferred from its address and language. Each outlet counts once per row.

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