BYD Just Crushed Tesla in China—And It’s Not Even Close
Story by Eric Collins
May 16 2025
Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD is cementing its leadership in the Chinese EV market, setting a new weekly sales record in 2025.
According to
Electrek on Tuesday, BYD registered 67,980 vehicles from May 5 to 11, marking a 15% increase from the previous week. During the same period, Tesla's sales in China reduced by 69% year-over-year, with only 3,070 vehicles sold, further widening the gap with BYD.
BYD's premium sub-brands also showed strong performance. Denza and Fang Cheng Bao registered 2,990 and 2,660 vehicles respectively, representing increases of 3.8% and 17.7% from the previous week.
Other Chinese EV brands demonstrated robust growth as well. NIO and XPeng registered 6,060 and 6,870 vehicles, respectively. Notably, NIO's new brand, Onvo, registered 1,660 units, while Firefly registered 470, both expanding their market presence.
In the same period, Xiaomi registered 5,180 units of its SU7 model, while Deepal sold 4,700 units and Zeekr recorded 4,310 units, all showing positive growth trends.
Electrek reported that BYD dominated the Chinese EV market by selling 380,000 units in April alone, suggesting it has a strong chance of overtaking Tesla in the global market. In April, BYD outpaced Tesla in key European markets, selling 1,566 units in Germany and 2,511 in the UK. The company is also accelerating its global expansion by ramping up production in Mexico, Brazil, and Southeast Asia.
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