Reference News Network, January 2 report: According to the website of the Japan Economic News, BYD's pure electric vehicle sales in 2025 reached 2.25 million units, surpassing Tesla to become the world's number one.
Data released by China's major automobile giant BYD on January 1 shows that its new pure electric vehicle sales in 2025 reached 2.25 million units, an increase of 28% year-on-year. The report said that this figure is expected to exceed the annual sales of American electric vehicle giant Tesla, and from the perspective of the calendar year, BYD's first place on the global pure electric vehicle sales list has become a certainty.
Although Tesla has not yet announced its full-year sales for 2025, its market forecast released on December 29, 2025, showed an average value of 1.64 million units, a decrease of 8% compared to 2024. In 2024, Tesla led BYD by a narrow margin of about 20,000 units, but in 2025, BYD's sales significantly surpassed Tesla.
While expanding its vast domestic market, BYD has also actively expanded its overseas sales. BYD's surpassing Tesla means it is expected to strengthen its parts procurement capabilities through scale advantages and further enhance its price competitiveness.
BYD's total new car sales in 2025 reached 4.6 million units, an increase of about 8% year-on-year, including 2.25 million units of pure electric vehicles and 2.28 million units of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
BYD's car sales in 2024 exceeded those of Honda and Nissan.
BYD's car sales in overseas markets have seen significant growth. In addition to strong performance in the European market, BYD has also actively developed markets in Latin America and Southeast Asia, and increased local production efforts. BYD's factory in Brazil started operations in 2025; BYD's Thai factory not only meets local market demand, but also plans to expand exports to Europe. (Translated by Ma Xiaoyun)
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