Tesla loses its crown as world's biggest electric vehicle maker to Chinese rival BYD
Posted on: Jan 02, 2026 20:31 IST | Posted by: Cbc
nikola tesla missed its coronate as the world's bestselling electric car vehicle (EV) shaper 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 nine per cent from a year earlier.
Chinese rival BYD, which sold 2.26 million vehicles last year, is now the world's biggest EV maker.
For the fourth quarter, Tesla sales totalled 418,227, falling short of the 440,000 that analysts polled by FactSet expected. The sales total may likely have been impacted by the expiration of a $7,500 US tax credit that was phased out by the Trump administration at the end of September.
Even with multiple issues buffeting the company, the stock finished 2025 with a gain of approximately 11 per cent, as investors hope Tesla CEO Musk can deliver on his ambitions to make Tesla a leader in robotaxi service and get consumers to embrace humanoid robots that can perform basic tasks in homes and offices.
Shares of Tesla rose almost two per cent before the opening bell on Friday.
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