The most annoying thing about owning a Chinese car has been people who don’t own a Chinese car insisting(坚持说，坚称) I must secretly hate it,” says Will from North Yorkshire, who switched from a Ford Fiesta to a BYD Dolphin last year. His new car, he says, “basically does everything well”. Britain is one of the few rich countries to have resisted special tariffs(抵制特别关税) on Chinese Electric Vehicles (EVs). Chinese-owned brands accounted for(占（比例）) 18% of new cars sold in Britain in April, according to data from MarkLines—nearly double their market share in the EU, which added charges of up to 35%(高达35%的费用) in 2024. Sales are nearly zero in America, which levies(征收（税、费）) 100% import taxes.
“拥有一辆中国车最烦人的事情是，那些没有中国车的人坚持认为我肯定偷偷讨厌它，”来自北约克郡的威尔说，他去年从福特嘉年华换成了比亚迪海豚。他说他的新车“基本上什么都做得好”。英国是为数不多的抵制对中国电动汽车征收特别关税的富裕国家之一。根据MarkLines的数据，4月份中国品牌在英国新车销量中占18%——几乎是欧盟市场份额的两倍，欧盟在2024年加征了高达35%的费用。在美国，销量几乎为零，美国征收100%的进口税。
Having tempted British drivers out of their Fords and Toyotas, Chinese brands are now pushing to prise(撬开；使离开) them from their Porsches. BYD, a Shenzhen-based giant that started as a battery manufacturer, is leading the charge(带头冲锋；引领潮流) with two luxury brands. Denza, once a joint venture(合资企业) with Mercedes-Benz but wholly owned by BYD since 2024, will showcase(展示，亮相) its D9 and Z9 GT models to British buyers at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, an annual event for petrolheads(汽车爱好者，汽油头) that starts on July 9th. Yangwang, an even pricier marque(品牌（尤指汽车）) that goes up against(与……竞争，对抗) the likes of Ferrari, will follow, probably next year.
在将英国司机从福特和丰田吸引过来之后，中国品牌现在正努力把他们从保时捷那里撬走。总部位于深圳的巨头比亚迪最初是电池制造商，现在正以两个豪华品牌引领这一潮流。曾经与梅赛德斯-奔驰合资、2024年起由比亚迪全资控股的腾势，将于7月9日开幕的古德伍德速度节上向英国买家展示其D9和Z9 GT车型，这是一年一度的汽油车爱好者盛会。更昂贵的品牌仰望，将与法拉利等品牌竞争，预计明年跟进。
BYD is not alone(并非孤例). Geely, which started selling its £32,000 ($42,000) EX5 SUV only last year(就在去年), plans to launch its premium(高档的，高端的) Zeekr brand in Britain—joining Polestar and Xpeng in a Chinese crowd aiming to(旨在，目标是) compete with the likes of(像……这样的（品牌/人）) BMW and Audi.
比亚迪并不孤单。吉利去年才开始销售其32,000英镑（42,000美元）的EX5 SUV，计划在英国推出其高端品牌极氪——与极星和小鹏一起，组成中国军团，意图与宝马和奥迪等品牌竞争。