BYD Outsells Tesla In Europe In August
August sales figures are in and BYD outsold Tesla in Europe for the second month in a row as the US company continues to struggle.
August sales figures are in and BYD outsold Tesla in Europe for the second month in a row as the US company continues to struggle.
We’ve been covering Tesla’s sales drops for a while now, and I think the quarterly focus has actually come to obscure how much the EV giant has slid. No one is talking about Tesla’s targeted 50% growth a year any longer. However, Tesla bulls and fans are generally optimistic about … [continued]
After reporting on the overall US EV market and how it changed in Q2 2025 compared to Q2 2024, Q2 2023, Q2 2022, and Q2 2021, I want to now get into specific EV models and how their sales have changed over time. First of all, let me note that … [continued]
US electric car sales were going up, up, up, and up. Even as Tesla sales started to drop, non-Tesla EV sales were rising enough that overall EV sales were up. See the Q1 US EV sales report for an example of this. However … it just got to be too … [continued]
How is the US auto market doing? Let’s take a look at the market as a whole in the 2nd quarter as well as trends with individual companies. Overall, US auto sales were up 3% in Q2 2025 compared to Q2 2024, and also up 3% in Q2 2025 compared … [continued]
The California EV market is the biggest in the US by far. In fact, standing alone, it’s one of the biggest EV markets in the world. I’ve covered the top selling EV models in the state this year, the EV models doing well in their vehicle classes, and the top … [continued]
Another bad week for Tesla is punctuated by another wrinkle in the Epstein scandal and word that the US Air Force wants to use Cybertrucks for target practice.
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At one point, Tesla reportedly pulled in more than one million “reservations” for the Tesla Cybertruck. Many Tesla fans/shareholders were expecting it to reach hundreds of thousands (or more) sales a year. In theory, it might even dethrone the king of trucks, the Ford F-150! Naturally, if anyone dared say … [continued]