Tesla sold 100,291 China-made vehicles in Nov -Xinhua
2022.12.05 05:00
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A Tesla electric vehicle (EV) drives past a crossing in Shanghai, China March 9, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Tesla (NASDAQ:) Inc delivered 100,291 China-made electric vehicles (EVs) in November, the highest monthly sales since its Shanghai factory opened in late 2020, a Xinhua report said on Monday.
The number marks a 40% increase from October and 89.7% more than a year earlier after the U.S. automaker ramped up output at the Shanghai plant, cut prices for the best-selling models and offered incentives to Chinese buyers.
However, BYD led all brands in China’s November EV sales at 229,942 electric cars including plug-in hybrids and pure electric vehicles, three times more than a year earlier and more than double Tesla’s tally, China Passenger Car Association data shows.
BYD was the top-selling car brand in China in the first four weeks of November, data from China Merchants Bank International shows, outperforming the Volkswagen (ETR:) brand in a reversal that highlights the pressure on legacy brands in the world’s largest auto market.
