Tesla smashed it last quarter but China’s BYD did even betterBYD outpaced Tesla in the second quarter as the Chinese carmaker posted record sales of hybrid and electric vehicles. Between April and June, BYD (BYDDF) sold more than 700,000 vehicles, almost double the number sold in the same quarter last year and setting a new quarterly record. Tesla and BYD are among the bestselling EV makers in the world. BYD still lags behind Tesla globally in terms of pure EV sales. In May, BYD sold around 119,000 pure EVs, more than double from the same period last year.

Source: CNN July 03, 2023 12:25 UTC