‘Temu Range Rover’: what the bestselling Jaecoo 7 says about China’s electric car ascendancy

Chery sold 10,064 of its Jaecoo 7 crossover SUVs in March. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian

The UK is no stranger to foreign cars. The bestseller lists in recent years have been dominated by the US’s Ford Puma, Japan’s Nissan Qashqai, Korea’s Kia Sportage and occasionally even Tesla’s Model Y.

But in March the top 10 provided a shock: a Chinese car leapt into the lead.