Europe's automotive market is undergoing one of its most consequential transformations in a century, as August registration data reveals that electrified vehicles now claim nearly three-quarters of new car sales across the continent. The 5.3 percent overall rise to 832,637 vehicles conceals a deeper reckoning: battery-electric cars surged over 52 percent while petrol and diesel vehicles fell by nearly a quarter, signaling not a gradual evolution but a structural rupture. Into the space vacated by the old order, Chinese automakers have moved with striking speed, doubling their sales and claimin