"Elon Musk's Tesla reported a bigger-than-expected fall in fourth-quarter deliveries on Friday and delivered 1.64 million cars in 2025, down nine percent from the previous year. On Thursday, BYD said it sold 2.26 million battery-powered cars in 2025. Tesla came under pressure in 2025 Tesla said it delivered 418,227 vehicles in the OctoberDecember quarter, down 15.6 percent from 495,570 a year earlier."
"Tesla investors have brushed off falling sales, focusing instead on Musk's shift toward robotaxis, energy storage, and home and factory robots. Musk also unveiled cheaper, stripped-down versions of the Model Y and Model 3 in October as part of an effort to revive sales. To support this vision, Tesla's board granted him a massive new pay package, approved by shareholders in November."
BYD sold 2.26 million battery-powered cars in 2025, overtaking Tesla, which delivered 1.64 million vehicles, a nine percent decline year-over-year. Tesla's fourth-quarter deliveries fell 15.6 percent to 418,227 amid the end of a $7,500 US tax credit, political backlash related to Elon Musk, and intensifying competition from Chinese and European rivals. BYD's sales outside China climbed to a record one million vehicles, up about 150 percent. Tesla is shifting focus toward robotaxis, energy storage, and robots, introduced cheaper Model Y and Model 3 variants, and secured shareholder approval for a large pay package for Musk.
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