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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
"40 Chinese brands are now competing across the W-European region, with GEELY and CHERY increasingly pursuing a multi-brand strategy, while BYD and SAIC are consolidating efforts into core brands." More in the full client study here: www.schmidtmatthias.de/electriccarr...
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
The year of... 2022: CEO (taking command in unstable waters) 2023: CFO (value over volume) 2024: Chief Procurement Officer (geo-political headwinds) 2025: CTO (SDV rollouts)
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Finally cancelled my prefered music streaming player... Alternative for music on the go? I've gone through my old vinyl collection and collected all the free download slips of paper added since around 2010. Time to delve back into some pretty amazing music, starting with Lubomyr Melnyk
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
BMW Group meets EU CO2 emissions regulatory hurdle during 2025 www.schmidtmatthias.de/post/bmw-gro...
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BMW Group meets EU CO2 emissions regulatory hurdle during 2025
BMW Group confirms it met its weight-based EU CO2 fleet emissions target for 2025, without using flexibility mechanisms or pooling.
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Number one US BEV manufacturer across Germany during 2025? Tesla? Nope. Ford? Yeap
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
I'm pleased to say our forecast for the Western European new BEV passenger car market for 2025, published in our January 2025 study, came to within 0.4ppts of the final end-of-the-year result Always good to revisit forecasts. 👍 Studies are all available here: www.schmidtmatthias.de/electriccarr...
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European Automotove Market Intelligence Research Reports | Schmidt Automotive Research
EUROPEAN AUTO MARKET DATA AND FORECASTS LEADING AUTOMOTIVE MARKET INTELLIGENCE TRUSTED BY THE BEST IN THE INDUSTRY
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
While Apple gave up on their car, or so-called, project Titan, have @volvo-cars.bsky.social just presented their interpretation of what could have been: www.schmidtmatthias.de/post/is-volv...
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Is Volvo's EX60 the closet thing we have to the Apple Car? Volvo along with premium peers, slam the door shut on EV first-movers
Volvo Cars, presenting its new EX60, which is much more than just a new model, demonstrates that Western OEMs can finally lead the EV pack with profitable, non-compromised, tech-driven electric cars, ...
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
🇩🇪 Even the premium-driven German new car market is seeing a regulatory-driven CO2 dive. Average monthly fleet emissions across all new passenger cars fell below 100g/km for the first time on record in November... and below Spain! 🇫🇷 France heads towards <80g/km www.linkedin.com/posts/matthi...
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Great to see one of the auto industry's most prominent designers back. Thomas Ingenlath returns to Volvo Cars, as Chief Design Officer, effective 1 February 2026. He didn't make it far from Polestar, though, located down the road in Gothenburg, where he was previously CEO. Polestar 2 below:
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Tesla's share of the W-European new BEV passenger car market dips below 10% on a 12-month rolling basis for the first time on record. Reasons? Increased competition from incumbents introducing new product in line with CO2 targets - Chinese OEMs entrance www.schmidtmatthias.de/post/tesla-s...
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Every fifth new car across Western Europe now a pure electric model www.schmidtmatthias.de/post/every-f...
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Every fifth new car across Western Europe now a pure electric model
The Western European new BEV passenger car market has now broken through the 20 per cent share of the new car market for the first time, according to Schmidt Automotive Research compiled data.
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
This is partially on regulator's shoulders
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
EU Automotive Package – The Porsche Amendment "ICE models to become the haute couture Swiss watches of the motor industry " A note: www.schmidtmatthias.de/post/eu-auto...
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EU Automotive Package – The Porsche Amendment
The winners of the European Commission’s Automotive Package presented at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Here we go! 🚗 🇪🇺 📦
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
A narrative to fit the European Commission's Automotive Package to be unpacked, days before Christmas, today. What's the connection between a silent, humble Volkswagen ID. Polo and a high-revving Porsche AG 911? 🚗 🔌 🔥 🇪🇺 www.linkedin.com/posts/matthi...
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A narrative of the EC&#39;s Automotive Package? 👇 What&#39;s the connection between a silent, humble Volkswagen ID. Polo and a high-revving Porsche AG 911? 🚗 🔌 🔥 🇪🇺 What are the chances?..… | Matt...
A narrative of the EC's Automotive Package? 👇 What's the connection between a silent, humble Volkswagen ID. Polo and a high-revving Porsche AG 911? 🚗 🔌 🔥 🇪🇺 What are the chances?... Volkswagen iss...
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
@volkswagen.bsky.social have learnt how important brand equity is in an EV age Digging some vintage badge names out of its rich brand cellar, VW presents: "The sporty ID. Polo GTI" Brand equity: key in a homogenous EV age with new market entrants
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
🇨🇳 / 🇬🇧 Chinese models now account for every tenth new passenger car entering UK roads www.schmidtmatthias.de/post/chinese...
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Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 09/12/2025
Chinese carmakers beat South Koreans in Western Europe for first time – Nikkei Asia: ‘Chinese automakers’ market share in the region reached 8% in September, just overtaking their South Korean peers with 7.8%, according to data from Germany-based Schmidt Automotive Research.’
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Chinese carmakers beat South Koreans in Western Europe for first time
Japanese are hardest-hit Asian competitor due to lack of EV offerings
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Bravo Provost! Provost strikes again. Le synergy-snipper
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Citroën Germany has already begun advertising the German purchase subsidies, even though they won't begin until January Price parity with ICE version would be achieved under some circumstances That would bring the ëC3 to below €15,000 in some circumstances, or leasing with no Initial payments!
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Super journalism in the FT W/E: "Yet many drivers remain deeply wary of the autonomous car transition. It takes a human about 45 hours to learn to drive a car. Why, I ask, has the tech industry spent more than $100bn trying — and repeatedly failing — to replicate something we can master so easily?
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
BYD, without question, is producing impressive underlying growth this year, but is seeing a large chunk of that growth coming from unsustainable sources👇 Four-in-ten of its German new car registrations were recorded by their own/franchised dealerships, with just 12% ending up with private consumers
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
The fact that VW has delayed its usual strategic planning round likely has as much to do with the internal issues the company is facing alongside the European Commission's Automotive Package announcement, pencilled in for next week. Strategic planners might as well be sitting around a pool for now 🌴
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
🌬️ 🚛 🧱 Are the appearances of trucks on European roads about to change to a more sleek and lean aerodynamic design? 🚅 The design of Tesla's Semi could give us a glimpse into the future The EC have just set its position on maximum weights/dimensions for road vehicles which now goes forward to the EP
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
In terms of plug-in new car registration volumes across W-Europe this year #VWGroup is leaving the others trailing, on course to see close to one million of their just over 3 million full year 2025 regional passenger car registrations as xEV BEVs/PHEVs. Source: www.schmidtautomotiveresearch.com
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
🇨🇳 🚗 ⛴️ 🇪🇺 What proportion of Chinese models registered in Europe are electric? 👇 Chinese OEMs see an increasing share of their models registered across Western Europe as PHEVs, accounting for every fifth new model, while ICE dominates. #tariffs Source: www.schmidtautomotivereseach.com
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
🚨 Polestar to manufacture in Europe, navigating geopolitical trade headwinds www.schmidtmatthias.de/post/polesta...
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Polestar to manufacture in Europe, navigating geopolitical trade headwinds
Polestar announced local production in Europe with the Polestar 7 navigating Chinese anti-subsidy tariffs and 10% import tariffs currently in place and would also allow a route to the US replicating Volvo Cars' plans to export the EX30 from Belgium to the US.  • Polestar 7, a premium compact SUV • Without knowing more, one would suggest it would be made at Volvo Cars Ghent facility on the same SEA Geely platform as the EX30, which begins Belgian production later this year. The company said th
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Nice to get a few words in edgeways, in this interesting story.
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
BYD's outrageous model roll-out pace – throw it at the wall and see what sticks strategy – sees an eighth model arrive across Europe. Almost a blink and you miss a new product arrival
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Mark Zuckerberg's derogatory comment on "legacy media" while Meta shamelessly gets into bed with the Trump administration is astonishing. Quality "legacy media" publishers remain critical of international politics and don't necessarily alter course depending on the government like "neo-media"!
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Tesla to attract a raft of OEMs into its 2025 EU CO2 regulatory credit pool. More here: www.schmidtmatthias.de/post/tesla-t... Meanwhile, Mercedes pool with Volvo Cars www.schmidtmatthias.de/post/mercede...
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Tesla to attract a raft of OEMs into its 2025 EU CO2 regulatory credit pool
Tesla to attract a raft of OEMs into its 2025 EU CO2 regulatory credit pool
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Exclusive: The UK surpasses Germany in becoming Europe's largest pure-electric (BEV) car market for the first time. More here: schmidtmatthias.de/so/cbPGxWPEd...
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
The biggest threat to EU stability? a) Xi b) Putin c) Musk C. As a free market capitalist whose biggest hate, regulation, is putting the brakes on his companies, Musk is partly dictating the political discourse via X, and is now backing anti-EU parties, similar to his Trump move.
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Elon: "How do I deflect a 0.7 million unit recall?" Advisor (Musk): "Get into bed with the AFD" www.manager-magazin.de/unternehmen/...
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Tesla ruft fast 700.000 Fahrzeuge zurück
Eine Fehlfunktion sorgt bei Hunderttausenden Tesla-Modellen für erhöhtes Unfallrisiko. Der Autobauer muss die betroffenen Modelle zurückrufen und aufrüsten – und das nicht zum ersten Mal.
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
So it looks like if you're a Tesla driver in Germany, you can now add a vote AFD bumper sticker to the back of your car for the upcoming German elections
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Can anyone offer an explanation as to why there are a large amount of Tesla models registered with Berlin registration plates at Tesla dealerships on the other side of the country? OEMs registering models themselves isn't uncommon, but I'm trying to get to the bottom of this. Can anyone offer info?
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Having been upstaged by Tavares in a decade-long spat since former Stellantis CEO jumped ship from Renault, having been refused the brand's top job by then Alliance chief Ghosn, it must have been a party feeling at Renault this w/e as Stellantis reapplied to join ACEA under the stewardship of de Meo
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
The EU's desperation to #derisk from China has caused VDL to double down on the Mercosur/EU free-trade agreement and jump on a plane to Montevideo, perhaps leveraging France's current weakness?! South America could become a rumble in the jungle between European car manufacturers and Chinese OEMs.
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Archie Hall @archiehall.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Quick piece from me in this week's @economist.com on Britain's electric-car rollout. Despite (partly-justified) grumbling from the industry about too-harsh government's targets, Britain only is in the middle of the pack in Europe on EV adoption, at best. www.economist.com/britain/2024...
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
It appears former Opel, Continental and Volkswagen China CEO Carl-Thomas Neumann has been dragged into the dieselgate scandal during his tenure at Continental. He currently sits on the board at Polestar and followed his role at Opel in a perhaps calculated move to green mobility start-ups
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Not to knock Volkswagen Group's regulatory roadmap off track but... anyone in the market for a VW Group MEB model and isn't in a rush would surely wait until 2027 once the new @rivianofficial.bsky.social JV digital architecture is rolled out across MEB models.
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
This is an interesting appointment from VDL, especially given the upcoming 2026 report from the Commission regarding the progress of the EU passenger car and van CO2 fleet emission targets going forward. ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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Philippe Lamberts takes up a role advising the President of the European Commission
The main task of the 61-year-old Belgian national, former Co-leader of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament and business executive, is to help to support the transition to a climate-neutral
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
China's SAIC MG brand witnessed its third quarter West European volumes come within 0.2ppts of equalling Fiat. More details will be provided in the Q3 edition of our European China OEM Study, which will be published next Monday. Source: www.schmidtautomotiveresearch.com
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Don't mention Jaguar Don't mention Jaguar Don't mention Jaguar Bloomberg: 👇
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Another tough day for the German auto industry: Ford cut 2,900 of 4,000 European jobs in... Germany! www.schmidtmatthias.de/post/another...
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Another tough day for the German auto industry: Ford cut 2,900 of 4,000 European jobs in Germany.
Ford announced today that they will cut 4,000 automotive jobs across its European business, with almost three in four (2,700) coming from Ge
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
From our Q3 European Chinese OEM Study Are Chinese OEMs about to flick the switch on tariff headwinds focusing on BEVs and slide into Europe through the backdoor with PHEVs and HEVs for now? 10% of BYD's W-European volumes were PHEV in September Source: www.schmidtautomotiveresearch.com
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autoschmidt.bsky.social @autoschmidt.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
It is always a pleasure to contribute to our friends at @zeit.de online. Headline: "Toyota, the brand for sensible consumers, and who are largely avoiding pure electric cars – and the growing success they are having in doing so" A very rough translation there! www.zeit.de/mobilitaet/2...
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Toyota: Die Spießermarke, die E-Autos meidet – und damit erfolgreich ist
Von wegen die Chinesen kommen: Toyota mischt den europäischen Automarkt auf. Das liegt auch daran, dass die Japaner bei E-Autos eine ungewöhnliche Strategie fahren.
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Ash in China @ashinchina.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
The nearest gas station is 3km from me; the nearest high speed DC charger is 300m
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