Vauxhall has called on the UK government to investigate whether Chinese car makers are using state subsidies to undermine established brands, after they captured a record 12.8% of the UK market in September.
“What we see is they are offering extraordinary value for money. I don’t know how they’re able to achieve that versus European manufacturers,” managing director Steve Catlin told Autocar.
“Our request would be that if there are inequities, ie if they’re able to get that amazing value through means that are not fair, then the government takes the opportunity to look them up and address it.
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