China's BYD closes in on Tesla

BYD’s year-end sales surge fuels a record 2024, but was it enough for the global EV lead?
BYD’s aggressive year-end sales push worked. China’s leading EV maker sold a record number of vehicles in 2024, but
China's BYD surged to a new sales record, challenging Tesla for EV dominance
The EV giant sold 1.76 million electric cars in 2024, per figures released on Wednesday, putting it within touching distance of beating Tesla.
Tesla sales stall as China's BYD closes in
China's BYD, however, looks set to close the gap after reporting 1.76 million EV sales in 2024. The Shenzhen-based firm's total vehicle sales jumped more than 41% in 2024, year-on-year, to more than 4.2 million. The surge was powered mainly by sales of its hybrid cars.
BYD Chalks Up New Record as It Narrows EV Sales Gap With Tesla
China’s BYD Co. enjoyed a year-end surge to push total sales to 4.25 million passenger cars last year, narrowing its gap with Tesla Inc. as the two vie for the crown of top-selling electric-vehicle maker of 2024.
Tesla's China sales hit record high in 2024, bucking global decline
U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla said on Friday its China sales rose 8.8% to a record high of more than 657,000 cars in 2024, a strong performance in a competitive market in a year when its annual global deliveries fell for the first time.
China's BYD closes in on Tesla as sales jump
Chinese car maker BYD saw sales jump at the end of last year, leaving it closer to claiming the title of the world's best-selling electric vehicle (EV) maker of 2024. The company says it sold 207,734 EVs in December,
China’s electric-vehicle leader BYD posts record sales in 2024
China’s best-selling car manufacturer BYD sold a record number of electric vehicles and hybrids globally last year, even as fierce competition took hold in its home market. Tesla’s biggest rival sold 4.
Tesla's China sales rise to record high of 83,000 in December
Tesla's electric vehicle sales in the world's largest auto market increased in December by 12.8% from a month earlier to a record high of 83,000 units, according to Tesla China. The U.S. automaker's EV sales in China also logged their best year in 2024 with a 8.
After BYD’s bumper December, here’s how many cars Tesla must sell to keep its crown as the world’s top EV seller
BYD is closing in on Tesla after a record December closed off a good 2024 for the Chinese EV giant. The company sold 4.25 million new energy passenger vehicles last year, according to data released on Wednesday.
BYD Takes the Global EV Sales Crown From Tesla Again. That’s Not Enough for the Stock, Though.
BYD, China’s largest EV maker, delivered 207,734 all-electric vehicles in December, up about 9% year over year. Tesla delivered just under 496,000 EVs in the fourth quarter. Tesla sold 1.79 million, down about 1%.
BYD's fourth-quarter output surpasses Tesla as world's largest maker of pure electric cars
BYD Auto, China's electric vehicle (EV) king, was the world's biggest seller of pure electric cars in the fourth quarter of ...
Sales Surge In 2024 For Chinese EV Giant BYD
Leading Chinese electric car maker BYD's vehicle sales surged in 2024, the company said in a statement, as the firm grows its ...
Contractor for Chinese electric-car giant BYD denies slavery claims at Brazilian factory construction site
A task force said it had rescued 163 Chinese nationals who were working in “slavery-like” conditions at BYD’s construction ...
Workers found in “slavery-like conditions” at BYD construction site
Authorities rescued 163 workers living in inhumane conditions, prompting BYD to sever ties with its construction partner.
BYD makes much more than cars. These 5 side hustles also helped turn the Chinese EV giant into a challenger to Elon Musk's Tesla.
Like its rival Tesla, BYD makes and sells a range of products alongside its electric vehicles, from solar panels to buses.
Five facts about electric vehicles in 2024
Electric vehicles had another whirlwind year around the globe, driven by buyers in China, and growth in parts of Europe and ...
Factbox-What is China's Jinjiang, the BYD contractor under fire in Brazil?
China's Jinjiang Group is in the spotlight after Brazil's labour authorities said workers at a factory it is building for ...
China's electric car boom is increasingly more about hybrids
Hybrid-powered vehicles are proving more popular than battery-only ones in China, even as consumers shift away from gas-only ...