A Tesla It registered a 40% drop in its electric vehicles in Europe, as a step as Chinese car sales BYD tripled on the continent.
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The data, released by the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (Acea), mark the seventh month that the company of Elon Musk It registers sales down while enthusiasm for Chinese cars continues to grow.
While the Tesla had only 8,837 new cars registered in July 2025 in Europe, compared to the same period last year, BYD reached 13,503 new records in the same month, an increase of 225% over the previous year.
According to Acea, the latest decline in the Tesla It cannot be attributed to a widespread drop in the sector, as general battery car sales in Europe increased in July.
Thomas BessenAutomotive Research Head of Kepler Cheuvreuxsaid to the program Squawk Box Europe da CNBC on Thursday (28) that the administration of Tesla has been trying to “convince investors that Tesla It is not really a car company. ”
According to him, the Tesla It has focused on artificial intelligence, robotics and autonomous technologies, giving room for the Chinese automaker to gain a larger slice of the market.
A BYD managed to win European customers opening showrooms and launching new models, while the line of models of Tesla accumulates dust. Investors are hopeful that the Tesla You will launch some updated models soon to boost sales.
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