BYD July Sales Jump 22% as Overseas Demand Surges

BYD July Sales Jump 22% as Overseas Demand Surges

BYD has opened the second half of 2026 with fresh momentum. The Chinese new-energy vehicle giant sold 419,211 vehicles at wholesale in July, up 21.8% from a year earlier, as booming exports helped counter a still-challenging home market. The result marks a third...
Tesla Suspension Probe Puts 1.2 Million EVs in Focus

Tesla Suspension Probe Puts 1.2 Million EVs in Focus

Tesla is back under the safety spotlight after US regulators opened an investigation covering about 1.2 million Model 3 and Model Y electric vehicles. The probe does not amount to a recall, but its scale—and the possibility that a front suspension component can detach...
Tesla Builds Its 10 Millionth EV as Rivals Accelerate

Tesla Builds Its 10 Millionth EV as Rivals Accelerate

Tesla has produced its 10 millionth electric vehicle, a landmark that captures both the company’s extraordinary influence and the tougher race now unfolding around it. The milestone vehicle was a Diamond Black Model Y built at Tesla’s Fremont factory in California,...
Ford Poaches BYD Executive as Europe’s EV Race Heats Up

Ford Poaches BYD Executive as Europe’s EV Race Heats Up

Europe’s electric-vehicle contest has produced a telling executive move: Ford has hired Maria Grazia Davino from fast-growing Chinese challenger BYD to become vice president of sales for Ford of Europe. Announced on July 29, the appointment puts an executive with...
BYD Racco Takes Its $13,000 EV Fight to Japan

BYD Racco Takes Its $13,000 EV Fight to Japan

BYD has made one of its boldest moves yet in Japan, launching the Racco electric kei car into a category traditionally dominated by home-grown brands. Revealed on 28 July, the Japan-specific mini EV starts at 1.95 million yen before taxes and subsidies—roughly...