BYD overtakes Tesla and Kia as the best-selling EV brand in key overseas markets
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Re: BYD overtakes Tesla and Kia as the best-selling EV brand in key overseas markets
#2> With over 7% market share, BYD is now the top-selling EV brand in the UK so far in 2026
But worldwide it has been for a while, no? I think total EV cars sold in 2025 BYD was top, if I remember correctly.
Re: BYD overtakes Tesla and Kia as the best-selling EV brand in key overseas markets
#3BYD has to me become an icon of US decline vs Chinese expansion. It’s just one example among many of China charting the way forward and innovating while the US recedes further into backward-looking, protectionist policy. See: US politicians on both sides trying to ban BYD imports rather than incentivizing stiffer competition from US automakers.
Another example: massive growth in Chinese renewables while the US opens up national parks for drilling and cancels solar/wind projects. You occasionally see a heartwarming post: “California adds solar panels over a canal” and it just looks cute and kind of sad compared to the massive, ambitious, and technologically superior build out of Chinese renewables.
This is to say nothing of the CCP and their record on human rights and free expression. But anyone paying attention can quite clearly see that China is winning and the US is sacrificing their global superiority at the altar of fear, ignorance, and religious nationalism.
Re: BYD overtakes Tesla and Kia as the best-selling EV brand in key overseas markets
#4BYD has to me become an icon of US decline vs Chinese expansion. It’s just one example among many of China charting the way forward and innovating while the US recedes further into backward-looking, protectionist policy. See: US politicians on both sides trying to ban BYD imports rather than incentivizing stiffer competition from US automakers. Another example: massive growth in Chinese renewables while the US opens…
In what world is China less "protectionist" than the US?
Re: BYD overtakes Tesla and Kia as the best-selling EV brand in key overseas markets
#5Would be great if we could buy/drive these in the US. Funny how we have a "free market" only when it is convenient for certain interests...
Re: BYD overtakes Tesla and Kia as the best-selling EV brand in key overseas markets
#6BYD has to me become an icon of US decline vs Chinese expansion. It’s just one example among many of China charting the way forward and innovating while the US recedes further into backward-looking, protectionist policy. See: US politicians on both sides trying to ban BYD imports rather than incentivizing stiffer competition from US automakers. Another example: massive growth in Chinese renewables while the US opens…
In what world is China less "protectionist" than the US?
In the world of Chinese media I suppose? To me this all looks like the same hand-wringing angst we went through in the 1980’s with the industrialization of Japan bearing massive fruit.
Right down to the shaky real estate markets.
Re: BYD overtakes Tesla and Kia as the best-selling EV brand in key overseas markets
#7BYD has to me become an icon of US decline vs Chinese expansion. It’s just one example among many of China charting the way forward and innovating while the US recedes further into backward-looking, protectionist policy. See: US politicians on both sides trying to ban BYD imports rather than incentivizing stiffer competition from US automakers. Another example: massive growth in Chinese renewables while the US opens…
I don't mind restricting Chinese imports in principle, since China is well known to be very protectionist, moreso than Western countries for sure. Trade needs to be a two way street.
That said, it is indeed disappointing that we can't get their affordable EVs over here. Western legacy automakers really need a kick in the ass (especially since Tesla seems to just be phoning it in now).
Re: BYD overtakes Tesla and Kia as the best-selling EV brand in key overseas markets
#8BYD has to me become an icon of US decline vs Chinese expansion. It’s just one example among many of China charting the way forward and innovating while the US recedes further into backward-looking, protectionist policy. See: US politicians on both sides trying to ban BYD imports rather than incentivizing stiffer competition from US automakers. Another example: massive growth in Chinese renewables while the US opens…
In what world is China less "protectionist" than the US?
The world before all of the big beautiful tariffs.
It's depressing that we can't buy BYD in the USA. It's feeling more and more like being stuck with a Lada in the 1980s.
Re: BYD overtakes Tesla and Kia as the best-selling EV brand in key overseas markets
#9BYD has to me become an icon of US decline vs Chinese expansion. It’s just one example among many of China charting the way forward and innovating while the US recedes further into backward-looking, protectionist policy. See: US politicians on both sides trying to ban BYD imports rather than incentivizing stiffer competition from US automakers. Another example: massive growth in Chinese renewables while the US opens…
In what world is China less "protectionist" than the US?
I believe they're specifically referring to energy policy. As they said:
> massive growth in Chinese renewables while the US opens up national parks for drilling and cancels solar/wind projects
The protectees in this case are fossil fuel interests.
Re: BYD overtakes Tesla and Kia as the best-selling EV brand in key overseas markets
#10Would be great if we could buy/drive these in the US. Funny how we have a "free market" only when it is convenient for certain interests...
I agree that that would be great as a consumer, but given how protectionist China is, you can hardly blame countries for responding in kind. Trade should be a two way street.