Chinese automaker BYD overtook Tesla in 2025 to become the world’s biggest seller of battery-electric vehicles, filings released Thursday and Friday show.
In 2011, Tesla CEO Elon Musk dismissed Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD as a competitor. But some 14 years later, BYD beat the American EV pioneer at its own game.
Tesla lost its crown as the world’s bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday as a customer revolt over Elon Musk’s right-wing politics, expiring U.S. tax breaks for buyers and stiff overseas competition pushed sales down for a second year in a row
Tesla has officially lost its spot as the world’s top EV seller to Chinese rival BYD after its deliveries plunged in the fourth quarter of 2025 – capping off its second straight annual decline.
Tesla announced it delivered 418,227 cars in the fourth quarter of 2025, as the carmaker ceded the crown of the world’s biggest EV maker to Chinese rival BYD for the first time.
Tesla ceded its EV crown to BYD in 2025 after a 9% drop in deliveries, ending years of dominance as global competition and expiring U.S. tax credits hit sales.
NEW YORK (AP) — Tesla lost its crown as the world’s bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday as a customer revolt over Elon Musk’s right-wing politics and
In 2011, Tesla CEO Elon Musk dismissed Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD as a competitor. But some 14 years later, BYD beat the American EV pioneer at its own game.
NEW YORK (AP) — Tesla lost its crown as the world’s bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday as a customer revolt over Elon Musk’s right-wing politics and
Tesla's sales fell in 2025, the company reported Friday, ceding its position as the world's biggest electric vehicle maker for the year to Chinese auto
Tesla has officially ceded its position as the world's leading electric vehicle manufacturer to China's BYD after reporting a 9% drop in 2025 deliveries amid rising political friction and the loss of key U.S. tax incentives.
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