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When it was announced that BYD’s sales had overtaken those of Tesla, there was those who put the blame squarely the erratic behavior of Elon Musk. In reality the Chinese company had been building up

BYD plans to install a potentially revolutionary solid-state battery in electric cars for the first time from 2027. Energy densities of up to 400 Wh/kg, ranges of 932 miles and extremely short charging times are on the cards, even if much of the information is based on unconfirmed reports.

Chinese brands have been largely blocked from the US market due to tariffs

BYD sold over 11,271 cars in September, representing a substantial rise of 880% compared to the same month last year and saw it also overtake legacy brands such as Renault and SEAT.

Bumper September sales for fast-growing Chinese car brand BYD mean the UK has become the firm’s second largest international market.

The positive shift for Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk follows a challenging period in 2025, which was impacted by his unpredictable...

As Tesla faces growing scrutiny and tariffs across Europe, its Chinese rival BYD is accelerating into pole position in the UK. The Shenzhen-based carmaker...

BYD now holds 3.6% UK market share, beating Mini and Tesla despite missing out on government subsidies. By Stewart Burnett

Ford CEO Jim Farley says that the company can't match the costs of EV batteries made by Chinese automaker BYD, which utilizes vertical integration heavily.