China’s BYD to Overtake Tesla as World’s Top EV Seller in 2025

China’s BYD is on track to surpass Tesla as the world’s largest EV seller in 2025, based on disclosures and forecasts.
BYD EVs waiting to be loaded at Suzhou Port, in China’s eastern Jiangsu Province. China’s BYD is on track to surpass Tesla as the world’s largest EV seller in 2025, based on disclosures and forecasts. (Photo: AFP)

China’s BYD is set to overtake Tesla as the world’s largest electric-vehicle EV seller in 2025, based on disclosures and forecasts.

BYD sold 2.07 million EVs by the end of November, the Shenzhen-based automaker said. Tesla reported 1.22 million deliveries through the end of September.

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