Battery packs (and therefore power and range) are still to be confirmed, but it’s thought the brand may use Nio’s swappable battery packs.
GAC
Nationality: Chinese
Parent company: Guangzhou Automobile Industry Group
GAC is perhaps one of the largest automakers you’ve never heard of.
It’s a joint-venture partner of Honda and Toyota owned by the Chinese state, and it’s coming to the UK “very soon” according to the company’s chief operating officer, Thomas Schemera.
The first cars coming to the UK will be the Aion UT (pictured), a car billed as China’s Mini but is in fact VW ID3 sized, and the Aion V, a Tesla Model Y rival.
Mobilize
Nationality French
Parent company Renault
Renault’s new urban mobility brand is entering the ‘sub-A-segment’ to take on the likes of the Citroen Ami and Micro Microlino.
The Mobilize Duo (pictured) is very Twizy-like; it would be fair to describe it as the little Renault’s spiritual successor.
Mind you, it has airbags and the big-battery version is apparently good for 100 miles.
A van version, called the Bento, trades the single rear seat for more boot space.
Onvo
Nationality Chinese
Parent company Nio
Onvo was only founded in 2024 but is already pitching itself as a Tesla and Polestar rival.
The Shanghai-based company is coming to the UK before the EU because of the lack of import tariffs on Chinese-built EVs.