Tesla (TSLA-0.72%) has been one of the best-performing stocks on the market over the last five years but also remains a battleground among investors. CEO Elon Musk has long been a lightning rod for controversy,

China’s biggest EV maker, BYD, built more electric cars than Tesla in 2024, signaling a global shift toward cheaper electric cars.

Chinese EV-making giant BYD has now rival Tesla twice in quarterly battery electric vehicle sales in the past two years.

Xiaomi recently announced that the Xiaomi SU7 had surpassed the Tesla Model 3 in terms of vehicle deliveries in December 2024, thereby achieving a position among the top 5 in China's electric vehicle (EV) sedan sales list.

Investors in young EV start-ups, such as Rivian and Lucid, should be terrified of some recent numbers from Japan. In a groundbreaking victory, Chinese juggernaut EV maker BYD ( BYDDY 2.01%) officially outsold Japanese carmaker Toyota with EVs in the latter's homeland during 2024.

Watch this explainer from Wendover Productions to dig into just how BYD became the behemoth it is, and how Volkswagen rested on its laurels a bit too long. VW was the first foreign automaker to produce vehicles in China way back in 1983 and it has long billed China as its biggest and most reliable market, but that era is over. BYD killed it.

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The BYD Shenzen, its new ro-ro ship that can carry 9,200 vehicles, has officially undocked. BYD’s new car carrier

While the Tesla rival's luxury offerings frequently turn heads, BYD's in-demand affordable EVs and hybrids have turned the company into arguably Elon Musk's most potent challenger. Even if one ...

Tesla unveiled a long-rumored refresh of the Model Y on Friday, but it's not yet on sale in the US.

Tesla, BYD, General Motors and Ford are included in ... and its path to profitability isn’t clear, given the company’s fairly unstable trajectory and investment in new business units.

The world’s largest electric vehicle maker is becoming a force in the global auto market. BYD confirmed it’s on