BYD’s Tesla-beating sales streak is now 4-quarter strong

Tesla sold a record number of vehicles last quarter, but BYD still got the better of the Elon Musk-led company yet again.

China’s top carmaker has now delivered more fully electric vehicles worldwide than its US counterpart in four consecutive quarters. BYD managed to outsell Tesla on a quarterly basis even despite registering its first total sales decline in 18 months in September.