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Tesla sales in Britain and Germany fall by more than 55% as China’s BYD soars

www.cnbc.com

Data published by the U.K.’s Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) showed Tesla’s new car sales dropped by nearly 60% to 987 units last month, down from 2,462 a year ago.

BYD sold 3,184 units in the U.K. in July, more than quadrupling its sales from a year ago. The company enjoyed similar success in Germany, notching a year-on-year sales uptick of nearly 390%.

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one of the only silver linings of 2025... watchin tesla start to circle the drain
- But not before Musk gives himself a 29 billion dollar bailout. A grift from himself, to himself.
  
  In Tesla stock, which hopefully collapses, but the markets are crazy.
- I kind of don't see a wannabe ethnic cleansing authoritarian losing to an actual ethnic cleansing authoritarian as much of a win, tbh.
They were always going to lose some market share once viable competitors started rising, but those are huge numbers
- Yeah people are turning this into a team sport but I'm just happy that Tesla created a whole new segment and spurred MASSIVE competition. This is a huge win for consumers and the environment. We have more choices with better technology which costs less.
- Not just viable but obviously Superior competition.
Not one more penny to Elon the Nazi Musk.
- We should also be giving zero pennies to China, imo.
60% down in UK year-over-year! 55% down in Germany year-over-year! That's an eye watering drop!
- 85% down in sweden! :)
  
  Holy cow!
& if you want a more affordable alternative & don't want Chinese EVs, then try out India's Mahindra
https://youtu.be/CVn_7uRH_gI
And people keep buying and propping up Tesla stock. Lol
- Tesla stock is 50% up in the last year, despite losses in the EU and a poor outlook in the US.
  Who thinks now is a good time to buy this stock?
  
  Tesla's stock price isn't based on car sales, so falling car sales shouldn't make a huge difference.
  Maybe 10% of their stock price can be attributed to the auto sector, but when they can swing that much every week, it's basically irrelevant.
According to data from the German KBA (January–July 2025), Tesla now holds a 3.4% market share in the EV segment in Germany (equivalent to 0.6% of the overall car market). Just 1 in 30 newly registered EVs in Germany is a Tesla.
Since 2019, Tesla’s share of the German EV market has dropped by 80%. Back then, it was 17%.
BYD is owned by
Wang Chuanfu, 14th richest person in China (worth $23.5 billion), member of Communist Party
Lu Xiangyang, 114th richest person ($15.7 billion) -- also owns cobalt and lithium mining companies in Congo
Berkshire Hathaway
Youngy Investment
Xia Zuoquan
BlackRock
For comparison, Elon Musk's net worth is currently estimated at about $357 billion (not sure if that estimation includes recent Tesla stock prize).
Their cars are interesting. Perhaps one of the few that actually compete against Tesla. For my personal taste, they're a bit too.... big and pretentious.
edit Oh, BYD is also using fucking Android Automotive for their infotainment. And Polestar too. Why the fuck is Tesla the only EV company in the world whose head is not deep in their own ass? No wonder Tesla is still selling fine despite all the propaganda against it.
Make a decent car, anyone, please. I will buy it.
- There are loads of good electric cars coming out right now, both with android and not, both chinease and European.
  To list a few:
  Renault 5
  Lynk & co 02
  Ford Capri
  Polestar 4
  Volvo EX 30 & 90
  Volkswagen ID (multiple models)
  Zeekr 007
  Mercedes
  The Volkswagen Group uses their in house infotainmentsystem developed by cariad, while most chinease brands uses their in house ones as well. Volvo, Polestar and Renault uses android.
  Good luck with your purchase :D
  
  If I'm not mistaken, all the cars you listed have their infotainment system based on the Google platform. Cannot be absolutely sure though, this information is not easily available.
  Good luck with your purchase :D
  Thanks, I hate it :)
- Make a decent car, anyone, please. I will buy it.
  If you aren’t opposed to US companies, look into Rivian. Aptera is also supposed to start shipping vehicles soon and is a very unique take on transportation that focuses on extreme efficiency.
  
  I'm not generally opposed, but smaller american car manufacturers don't tend to reach us here. Some guy just recently brought two Rivians to the country and it got into national news. So I'm guessing those two are the only ones here.

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