BYD posts robust growth in car sales as it takes on Tesla globally | CNN Business

Hong Kong CNN  — 

Chinese electric vehicle champion BYD has reported a 60% surge in sales in the first quarter of the year as archrival Tesla stumbles.

The EV maker based in the southern Chinese megacity of Shenzhen sold just over one million new-energy vehicles in the first three months of 2025 – including battery-powered cars, hybrids and commercial vehicles – according to a CNN calculation based on its latest stock exchange filing. Its sales of pure EVs soared 39% to more than 416,000 units.

BYD has been on a roll. Just last week, it

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