China’s BYD surpasses Tesla as leading electric car seller

For the first time, Chinese automaker BYD has overtaken Tesla, as the world's best-selling producer of electric vehicles.
It delivered more than its US-based rival in the last quarter of 2023 - although Tesla managed to hold on to its crown for sales throughout the year.

Al Jazeera’s Florence Looi reports from Beijing.

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[lucisleesion]

China opened its market for Tesla, then BYD grew into the number 1, while the US implied protectionism and Tesla lost its crown. It's educational.

[lucisleesion]

Congrats to BYD!!! Keep doing and you will be the next Toyota! Bringing more better products!!!

[EqualityforAllHumansNow]

And they are much cheaper. And their CEO is not arrogant!

[Chiho-qots]

Arrogance of Elon Musk must be his downfall. He laughed when someone asked if BYD was a real threat to Tesla. That is what they call karma....

[jokermp]

if b y d can come to canada I will buy one

[garybowler]

Elon Musk has been trying to convince Tesla customers to shop elsewhere for a couple of years now, the customers have finally heard his message.

[protagonist]

I would never buy a Tesla because of Elon musk

[directxxxx]

Chinese EVs with 5-stars European New Car Assessment Programme (NCAP)
* BYD atto 3
* BYD seal
*Great Wall Motor WEY brand Coffee 01 hybrid SUV
* Great Wall Motor ORA brand Funky Cat electric sedan
*SAIC MG ZS ev
*Nio ES8

[AnAverageChinese]

HUAWEI is joining the competition too. Tesla is damned!

[PassportBrosBusinessClass]

The BYD costs 2/3 of the Tesla Model 3. That's pretty damned difficult to compete with.
But that's cause China controls the materials/ production and the labor is cheap.
My new Cadillac Lyriq's components were made mostly in China.

[silviu]

Tesla should refresh their line-up, it's been around for awhile.

[angela]

Ken Griffin says it's heartbreaking to see BYD overtaking TELSA. On the contrary, I think it is a great development. We in South East Asia need companies like BYD. This commentator says nothing about the Chinese government's help attended from the Very URGENT need to address the air pollution and same storms descending on Peking and elsewhere. He has rightly added that TELSA also gets Chinese government's support, but TELSA is selling at higher prices to earn more profit, to helping China to lower air pollution. We benefited from BYD.

[imogen]

Ah but will a BYD car mow down pedestrians for you while you're asleep at the wheel before catching on fire allowing you to deftly avoid culpability in death?

[metricstormtrooper]

Im in australia, we have BYDs here but only SU fing Vs i really want a Baojun Cloud.

[allcatall]

so, us style of mass production on finite resources, is just transferring elsewhere.. (same 'attitudes' too, in some?)..

[chopinmack]

Tesla produced 1.8 million EV Cars in 2023, and 53% of these were coming out from their Shanghai Factory in China .
China will be the biggest EV Cars producers in 2024 .

[pakistandriving]

byd sells alot of models including hybrid . dont think they are in such great condition

[bobbydejesus]

ALL China EV cars are government subsidized. So they will surely have a big advantage to any car manufacturers. However, with BMW, TOYOTA, GM gearing for H2 vehicles this may spell some tough sailing for the EV cars. Though I believe that the future fuel will really be H2. But this will take time romp up H2 filling stations

[alfredbanda]

US will be first to deploy while china will be first to popularise

[teeebeee]

All though the ev market is wonderful its still a cost. Parts, batteries, electric
Slave labor to mine it, cheap labor to make it and your children to figure out how to dispose of it because it's not cost efficient in the end.