Are Tesla cars losing popularity?
A Chinese company, not Tesla, is now the world’s top EV maker. In 2025, the Chinese automaker BYD sold more than 2. Tesla sold 1. It’s the second straight year of sales declines. As of 2021, the United States is the largest market for Tesla cars, accounting for more than half of the company’s global sales. Othertop markets for Tesla cars include China, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.There’s one name in particular, however, that’s causing particular trouble for Tesla. Indeed, technically speaking, this rival is already bigger than Tesla in one important regard. That company? China’s BYD (BYDDY 1.