Chinese EV company BYD is seeing surging European sales—while Tesla continues to tank

Chinese EV company BYD is seeing surging European sales—while Tesla continues to tank

On August 5, new automotive industry data revealed how EV brands are faring in the U.K. and Germany, and the update marks yet another chapter in the saga of Tesla’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year.  According to the reports, Tesla’s European sales slumped in July, as sales of its top competitor, the Chinese company BYD, shot up. This isn’t exactly a new story: Since the beginning of the year, Tesla’s European sales have been trending …

Chinese Car Brands Grew 91% in Europe in 1st Half of 2025 - CleanTechnica

For a thorough look at European EV sales, I recommend José Pontes’ monthly Europe EV sales reports — here’s the one for June. However, JATO Dynamics also has a report out on auto sales in 28 European markets (Europe-28), and there are a number of interesting findings regarding electric vehicles. ... [continued] The post Chinese Car Brands Grew 91% in Europe in 1st Half of 2025 appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Chinese Auto Manufacturers Seeing A Sales Rise In Europe

The European new car market experienced a decline in the first half of 2025 however Chinese Auto brands are selling well. With a 1.9% decrease in new car registrations compared to the same period in the previous year, it is European car brands that are feeling the pinch.  Despite this overall drop, battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) achieved a 15.6% market share. While the EU car market saw a 0.8% growth in 2024, with 10.6 million units sold, the …

TESLA SALES IN UK, GERMANY DOWN AS CHINA’S BYD CLIMBS

Thu 07 August 2025: US electric vehicle (EV) giant Tesla saw a sharp sales decline in Europe’s two largest auto markets in July, according to data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) and Germany’s KBA. The new vehicle registrations plunged roughly 60% in the UK and over 55.1% in Germany, the data […]

Graphs of the Day: Tesla’s volatile but weakening EV sales performance

Tesla's monthly EV sales have always been volatile, but now the peaks are not as high and the valleys are very low. But how is the rest of the market travelling? The post Graphs of the Day: Tesla’s volatile but weakening EV sales performance appeared first on The Driven.