Tesla is struggling while BYD sales are storming ahead

After Tesla's rough start to the year, Elon Musk is probably lucky that Americans cannot buy BYD cars. Tesla's Chinese nemesis had another spectacular quarter, with sales jumping 60% in the first three months of 2025.BYD has sold about 416,000 EVs and 570,000 hybrids this year. Tesla vehicle deliveries, meanwhile, came in well below analyst expectations, with the automaker announcing first-quarter deliveries of 336,700 EVs on Wednesday. It's the second successive quarter that BYD has outsold its rival, wi ...