China’s biggest EV maker, BYD, built more electric cars than Tesla in 2024, signaling a global shift toward cheaper electric cars.

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The Detroit carmaker is creating a domestic supply base to make EVs cheaper and profitable aided by Kurt Kelty, who landed Tesla’s top battery supplier in its early days.

Tesla investors will look for more details on the automaker's lower-priced model when it reports quarterly results on Wednesday as some expect the cheaper car to help the company hit its goal to increase deliveries by up to 30% this year.

The world’s largest electric vehicle maker is becoming a force in the global auto market. BYD confirmed it’s on

Chinese EV-making giant BYD has now rival Tesla twice in quarterly battery electric vehicle sales in the past two years.

BYD’s record-breaking year is paying dividends. Despite its vehicles selling for less than $17,000 on average, BYD topped Mercedes-Benz

Investors in young EV start-ups, such as Rivian and Lucid, should be terrified of some recent numbers from Japan. In a groundbreaking victory, Chinese juggernaut EV maker BYD ( BYDDY 2.01%) officially outsold Japanese carmaker Toyota with EVs in the latter's homeland during 2024.

Watch this explainer from Wendover Productions to dig into just how BYD became the behemoth it is, and how Volkswagen rested on its laurels a bit too long. VW was the first foreign automaker to produce vehicles in China way back in 1983 and it has long billed China as its biggest and most reliable market, but that era is over. BYD killed it.

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