Tesla sales plunge 40% in Europe as Chinese EV rival BYD's triple
Tesla faces a number of challenges in Europe including continued intense competition and brand damage from Elon Musk's political involvement.
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Yes, they're cheap because the competition is higher end vehicles.
No they're not. They're cheap because they're subsidized.
But they're not cheap after the tariffs. Yes, cheaper than German luxury cars, but not cheaper than comparable cars.
Yes. They are. Significantly.
Point me to a BYD vehicle that's cheap and its DIRECT competitor that costs significantly more.
They're pretty expensive if you consider the fact that the Germans know how to make a car, and the Chinese only know how to make a powertrain and infotainment. And they still cost about as much as the Germans for similar segment vehicles, so really you're even getting less for your money.
If you're comparing them to those brands then you're obviously just intentionally cherry picking vehicles that are not comparable and you know it.
I'm saying that BYD is only cheap compared to its most expensive competitors and those brands aren't even operating in the same league.
Compare BYD prices to normal euro car prices and BYD is the same or more expensive. Hell even the popular GWM ORA 03 seems hella expensive for such a tiny car. Dacia will sell you an EV so cheap the Chinese aren't even competing with it. You need to pay 10k more to get a Chinese EV (which admittedly has more power and bigger battery).
