BYD outsells Tesla in Europe
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BYD's success in the EU comes despite the economic bloc's imposition of punitive tariffs on battery electric vehicles made in China last October.BYD sold more pure battery electric vehicles in Europe than Tesla for the first time ever last month — a "watershed moment" for the region's car market,
Chinese EV giant BYD sold more electric models than Tesla in Europe for the first time in April, as consumer interest in Elon Musk's automaker collapsed.
A 50 percent tax on European imports would hit the continent hard, hurt the U.S. economy and slow growth globally.
Tesla Model 3 scored a perfect 5-star rating in ANCAP/Euro NCAP crash tests, ranking number one in the latest round according to the 2025 rating
Tesla's stock took a dive into the red, amid worries that Trump's escalation of the trade war with the EU will further hurt the EV giant's sales in Europe. The stock was up more than 1% before Trump's threat of a 50% tariff on EU imports,