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Elon Musk responds to Tesla-BYD 2023 Q4 production comparison

Teslarati

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has responded to the comparisons being drawn by various media outlets regarding his company and high-powered Chinese rival BYD, which outpaced Musk’s company in terms of production of electric vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2023.

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Tesla (TSLA) drops on bad Chinese delivery numbers that mean nothing

Baua Electric

It’s not clear why, but some are suggesting bad Chinese delivery numbers are to blame. Tesla has heavily relied on the Chinese market for growth in recent years. So the year-over-year comparison is not valuable this year. Tesla has introduced price cuts and new incentives in the Chinese market to encourage sales.

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Chinese-made cars account for one in five BEV sales in February in Europe | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

JATO’s data revealed that these vehicles were responsible for 61% of total sales in February 2024, in comparison to the 62% registered in February 2019. Chinese-made cars drive growth In Europe, sale of cars made in China saw the highest levels of year-on-year growth in February 2024 (+45%) and in January-February 2024 (+43%).

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Tesla actively cooperating with Chinese gov’t to keep Giga Shanghai operational

Teslarati

From being a facility that was initially designed to cater to the local Chinese market, the Shanghai-based factory has since become into the company’s primary vehicle export hub. In comparison, Tesla China was able to post wholesale numbers of 70,847 in December 2021 , a month with 31 days, similar to March 2022. .

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electronica-index: 89% of Chinese want autonomous cars

Green Car Congress

In a global comparison, the Chinese are the biggest fans of autonomous smart cars with an approval rating of 89%. 71% of the Chinese people asked feel it is important for smart cars to intervene like a driving instructor when the driver makes a mistake.

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Comment on China EV insurance registrations for week ending Mar 10: Nio 2,000, Xpeng 1,800, Li Auto 9,300, Tesla 13,200 by CHRIS ROSENFELD

CN EV Post

This will show if the general trend is going up or done instead of comparing on specific month by month comparison? February was Chinese New Year so there is an expectation that the numbers would be lower than March etc. Can you show the 12 month averaged values on the bar chart as a line?

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QOTD: Do You Actually Care About Chinese Imports?

The Truth About Cars

annually, having Oakville Assembly down means Ford had to come up with something and it elected to pull China out of the bullpen — setting the SUV up to become Ford’s very first Chinese import. Ford has struggled by comparison. Or is the Chinese connection an irrelevant factor when determining your next ride?

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