The number of Chinese vehicles registered in Greece doubled in 2025 compared to 2024. In total, 9,584 vehicles of Chinese origin were registered out of 144,200 total registrations, lifting their market share to 6.6%, data of the Hellenic Association of Motor Vehicle Importers-Representatives (SEAA) shows.
This growth came despite a slowdown in pure electric vehicle sales, which rose by just 2.1% year-on-year, with their market share slipping to 6.2% from 6.4%. By contrast, EVs had recorded a striking 36.5% increase in 2024 compared to 2023.
MG and BYD lead the charge
MG (Syngelidis Group) retained the top spot among Chinese brands, with 4,494 registrations and a 3.1% market share, followed by BYD (Sfakianakis Group) with 2,402 registrations and 1.7%.
Particularly rapid has been the rise of Chery, which strengthened its footprint throughout the year and climbed to third place among Chinese manufacturers, posting a strong final quarter and 1,027 registrations overall.
Beyond the leading trio, registrations were recorded by Jaecoo (419), Lynk & Co (297), DFSK (254), Leapmotor (226), Omoda (209), Geely (136), Changan (38), Zeekr (22), NIO (20), Dongfeng (17), XPeng (8), AION (7), Seres (4) and Voyah (4).
In recent months, the market has welcomed new arrivals. Changan entered via Autohellas (Vassilakis Group), NIO through Motodynamics, while Inchcape Hellas added GAC AION to its portfolio.
BYD Dolphin tops EV sales, Tesla loses ground
The BYD Dolphin emerged as the best-selling BEV in Greece in 2025, with 722 registrations. It was followed by the Tesla Model Y with 602 sales, as the American brand suffered a significant setback in the Greek market.
Tesla slipped to 25th place overall from 22nd, while its market share fell to 0.7% from 1.4%, with 1,066 sales in 2025 compared to 1,987 in 2024. Third place among EVs went to the Hyundai Ioniq 5, with 560 units sold.
