{"id":2528569,"date":"2026-01-02T13:08:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T18:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-byd-taking-over-tesla-as-the-biggest-ev-maker\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T13:11:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T18:11:37","slug":"chinese-byd-taking-over-tesla-as-the-biggest-ev-maker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-byd-taking-over-tesla-as-the-biggest-ev-maker\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese BYD taking over Tesla as the biggest EV maker"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchinese-byd-taking-over-tesla-as-the-biggest-ev-maker%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2528569&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In 2025 Chinese automaker BYD surpassed Tesla to become the world&#8217;s largest electric-vehicle maker, selling 2.26 million vehicles versus Tesla&#8217;s 1.64 million (a 9% decline).BYD&#8217;s sales rose about 28% from the prior year, reflecting China&#8217;s growing EV leadership supported by heavy government investment; BYD does not sell cars in the U.S. Tesla&#8217;s drop is linked to the end of a $7,500 federal EV tax credit, challenges adapting without subsidies, and fallout from CEO Elon Musk&#8217;s political activities, which the article says provoked consumer backlash and attacks on tesla property. Despite the setback-and only a modest 1.3% intraday stock decline-Tesla remains optimistic, having <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >won shareholder approval<\/a> of a large new pay package for Musk and unveiled a &#8220;sustainable abundance&#8221; master plan centered on AI, robotics, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-real-life-iron-man-the-incredible-story-of-elon-musks-rise-to-worlds-richest-man\/\" title=\"\u2018A Real Life Iron-Man\u2019: The Incredible Story Of Elon ...\u2019s Rise To World\u2019s Richest Man\">energy storage<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Chinese BYD taking over Tesla as the biggest EV maker<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2362877\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tesla\/\">Tesla<\/a> has been dethroned as the world&rsquo;s foremost electric vehicle manufacturer after a rough 2025, with the title being claimed by the fast-growing <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\">Chinese<\/a> BYD.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla reported that its overall sales fell by 9% from last year, delivering 1.64 million vehicles in 2025. BYD blew past this figure, selling 2.26 million vehicles in 2025 to become the world&rsquo;s largest EV maker. It sold 1.76 million EVs the year prior, marking a 28% increase. The news reflects China&rsquo;s growing dominance of the EV industry, buoyed by heavy government investment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3925965\/where-people-got-entertainment-2025-streaming-netflix-hbo-disney-hulu-2025\/\">Where people got their entertainment in 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4356127\/making-jobs-market-more-human-again\/\">Rising unemployment puts threat of AI competition in stark relief<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4362559\/trump-ai-push-paying-off-making-up-failed-tariffs-gamble\/\">Trump&#8217;s all-in AI push is paying off handsomely, making up for his failed tariffs gamble at least somewhat<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Tesla&rsquo;s stock wasn&rsquo;t hit as hard as some expected by the news, however, falling by only 1.3% during midday trading.<\/p>\n<p>BYD&rsquo;s position is all the more remarkable as it doesn&rsquo;t sell any vehicles in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla&rsquo;s declining position was caused by a number of factors. The Trump administration phased out a $7,500 EV tax credit at the end of September, and the EV maker has struggled to adjust to the new landscape without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prageru-why-are-utilities-so-expensive\/\" title=\"PragerU: Why Are Utilities So Expensive?\">federal subsidies<\/a>. The company was also affected in 2025 by Elon Musk&rsquo;s foray into politics, with his work as part of the Department of Government Efficiency drawing heavy public backlash.<\/p>\n<p>In the late spring, his involvement caused a customer revolt, leading to a terrorism campaign from left-wing activists who firebombed and vandalized Tesla vehicles and property.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being dethroned by BYD, Tesla appears to be retaining its optimism. In November, shareholders approved an unprecedented new pay package for Musk, the company&rsquo;s CEO, which would make him the world&rsquo;s first trillionaire if he reached several targets for the company.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3884213\/elon-musk-trillion-dollar-tesla-package\/\">POST-DOGE, ELON MUSK COULD BECOME THE TRILLION-DOLLAR MAN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It also released a master plan over the summer to continue growing in the future, described as &ldquo;sustainable abundance.&rdquo; It&rsquo;s banking on artificial intelligence, robotics, and energy storage systems creating an even more favorable landscape for it in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The tools we are going to develop will help us build the kind of world that we&rsquo;ve always dreamed of&mdash;a world of sustainable abundance&mdash;by redefining the fundamental building blocks of labor, mobility and energy at scale and for all,&rdquo; Tesla wrote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BYD overtakes Tesla as world&#8217;s top EV maker<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2528570,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AP24172491088501-1.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[21579,4501,33451,47044,6734],"class_list":["post-2528569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-byd","tag-china","tag-electric-vehicles","tag-ev-market","tag-tesla"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AP24172491088501-1.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2528569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2528569"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2528569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2528573,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2528569\/revisions\/2528573"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2528570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2528569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2528569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2528569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}