Motor show held in Paris and one of Europe's main venues for new-model launches by international carmakers.
Chinese automakers put a record 20 brands into the 2026 Paris Motor Show, according to CEO Today Magazine. The report sets that against overcapacity, discounting and a home field of more than 100 makers, and says European incumbents face increasing competition.
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Citroen unveiled an electric revival of its 2CV as a concept at the Paris Motor Show, with a sub-£15,000 version planned for showrooms in 2028. It is the latest European attempt to lean on brand heritage as cheaper Chinese EVs crowd the market.
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Chinese carmakers will bring a record 20 brands to next week's Paris Motor Show, twice the 2024 count, Reuters reported. Europe's incumbents must hold their home market while doing business with the brands taking it.
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Hyundai Motor will build the new Tucson hybrid in Alabama to ease US tariffs on an SUV that has sold 11.2 million units since 2004. The Tucson made up about 26% of Hyundai's US third quarter, so where its hybrid is built sets how much tariff each American sale carries.
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The company will show the Li 6 in Paris and start selling in the fourth quarter, bringing only its battery models because the EU's duty on Chinese electric cars catches the extended-range powertrain that is its business at home.
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