New Delhi, January 2: Chinese automotive giant BYD has moved one step closer to topple Elon Musk-run Tesla as the world’s top EV manufacturer, after the Shenzhen-based company sold a record 526,000 electric vehicles in October-December 2023. For the entire year, BYD sold more than 3 million battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrids, it announced.

Overall, the Chinese company sold about 3.02 million vehicles in 2023, an increase of about 62 per cent from the year prior. It sold about 1.6 million battery EVs and about 1.4 million plug-in hybrid EVs. In comparison, Tesla sold around 483,000 electric vehicles in the October-December period and 1.82 million for the entire 2023, according to industry estimates. Tesla To Setup EV Plant in Gujarat, CEO Elon Musk Likely To Visit India and Meet PM Narendra Modi at 'Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit' in January 2024: Reports.

BYD last year announced plans to build a manufacturing plant in Hungary. Meanwhile, the global passenger battery electric vehicle (BEV) unit sales increased by 29 per cent (year-on-year) in the third quarter (July-September period) this year. The annual BEV sales are expected to reach almost 10 million in 2023, according to Counterpoint Research. Tesla Model X Turns Heads in Bengaluru, Spotted Near Cubbon Park Metro Station in Viral Image.

Tesla, BYD Auto and Volkswagen AG were the top-selling BEV groups. “China still holds 58 per cent of the global BEV market, with the US taking around 12 per cent. Germany, the third-biggest BEV market, also grew more than 60 per cent annually,” said senior analyst Soumen Mandal.

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