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Fast food, faster charging? BYD and KFC China collaborate to offer 9-minute refueling stations
CHONGQING, CHINA DECEMBER 17: A man wearing a chef uniform looks at his mobile phone as he walks past a large illuminated KFC logo at a restaurant on December 17, 2025, in Chongqing, China. (Photo by Cheng Xin/Getty Images) Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images Electric vehicle giant BYD announced Wednesday that […]
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Brazil puts China’s BYD on list of shame for workers’ past slavery-like conditions
BYD vehicles in the production line at the company’s new electric vehicle factory at the Industrial Complex in Camacari, in the state of Bahia, Brazil Oct. 9, 2025. Joa Souza | Reuters Brazil has put China’s BYD on a registry of employers who have subjected workers to conditions similar to slavery, after a 2024 scandal in which Chinese workers were said to […]
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China’s BYD sees first profit drop since 2021, even as the Tesla-rival takes global EV crown
BYD new energy vehicles awaiting shipment for export in Yantai Port, Shandong, China on March 26, 2026. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images Chinese automaker BYD said Friday its annual sales rose to a record $116 billion, outpacing Tesla’s, but its profit fell for the first time since 2021 under pressure from cutthroat competition. BYD, the largest […]
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Tesla’s China sales climb in the first two months of 2026 while BYD numbers drop
CHENGDU, CHINA – SEPTEMBER 28: Two women walk past the Tesla storefront on September 28, 2024, in Chengdu, China. Tesla continues to expand its presence in China, showcasing its electric vehicles and promoting its Gigafactory innovations. (Photo by Cheng Xin/Getty Images) Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images Tesla’s China-made electric vehicle sales […]
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BYD sales plunge in first two months of 2026 as EV giant loses more ground to competitors
NANJING, CHINA – MARCH 2, 2026 – New energy vehicles parked outside a BYD store in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on March 2, 2026. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images BYD lost ground to its domestic competitors over the first two months of the year, […]
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Xiaomi’s electric SUV tops China sales in January, sells twice as many as Tesla’s Model Y
Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi launched its YU7 electric SUV in summer 2025, taking direct aim at Tesla’s Model Y. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images BEIJING — Xiaomi‘s electric car venture has succeeded in dethroning Tesla in China, at least in January. The Xiaomi YU7 SUV ranked first in China by sales last month, […]
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Tesla maintains competitive showing in China-made EV sales despite industry headwinds
Tesla remained a strong contender in Beijing’s competitive electric vehicle scene, as the company’s China-produced EV sales grew modestly in January from the year before, amid a broader industry slowdown. According to data published by the China Passenger Car Association on Wednesday, January deliveries from Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory rose by 9% to 69,129 units, from […]
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China’s EV slowdown persists as BYD posts near two-year low in sales
HONG KONG, CHINA – JANUARY 05: A general view of the BYD Auto showroom on January 5, 2026, in Hong Kong, China. (Photo by Sawayasu Tsuji/Getty Images) Sawayasu Tsuji | Getty Images News | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese electric car giant BYD reported a nearly two-year low in local sales in January, signaling mounting […]
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Tesla lost $15 billion in brand value in 2025 as Musk stepped deeper into politics, research shows
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., during the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images The value of Tesla’s brand lost $15.4 billion, about 36%, in 2025, marking a third-straight annual decline, according to research and consulting firm Brand […]
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