Tesla lost its crown as the world’s bestselling electric vehicle maker (EV) on Friday as a customer revolt over Elon Musk’s right-wing politics and stiff overseas competition pushed sales down for a second year in a row.
Tesla said that it delivered 1.64 million vehicles in 2025, down 9 per cent from a year earlier.
Chinese rival BYD, which sold 2.26 million vehicles last year, is now the world’s largest EV maker.
For the fourth quarter, sales totalled 418,227, falling short of the 440,000 that…
Tesla dethroned by China’s BYD as world’s top EV maker amid Musk’s politics, tax credit woes
