Technology 5 Oct 2026

BYD outsold Tesla by 276,000 cars in one quarter

BYD sold 56.7% more BEVs than Tesla delivered in Q3 2026.

In Q3 2026, BYD sold 762,478 passenger battery-electric vehicles while Tesla delivered 486,532 vehicles in total, a gap of 275,946 cars.

• BYD: 762,478 passenger BEVs (+30.9% vs Q3 2025)
• Tesla: 486,532 deliveries (−2.1% vs Q3 2025)
• Gap: 275,946 vehicles

Tesla's figure is total deliveries (overwhelmingly BEVs); BYD's is passenger BEVs only, excluding plug-in hybrids.