According to the data, BYD's annual sales in 2023 will be 3.024 million units, a year-on-year increase of 61.9%, exceeding the target of 3 million units set at the beginning of the year. In addition, BYD's annual sales surpassed Tesla for the first time and will become the global new energy vehicle sales champion.
BYD's vehicles include electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Among them, sales of pure electric vehicles increased by 73% to 1.57 million units, and plug-in hybrid vehicles increased by 52% to 1.438 million units.
According to data released by Tesla, in 2023, Tesla will produce about 1.85 million pure electric vehicles worldwide and deliver about 1.81 million units, completing the annual target of 1.8 million units at the beginning of the year.
It is clear that BYD's annual sales are significantly higher than Tesla's. But if you only look at the sales of pure electric vehicles, BYD is slightly lower than Tesla.
Regarding BYD's achievements, Tesla founder Elon Musk said: "The two companies are not comparable, because Tesla is positioned as an artificial intelligence + robotics company, not just a car company." ”
Previously, some analysts compared Tesla with Toyota, and Musk also said: "He got the frame of reference wrong, we are an AI/robotics company." ”
Obviously, in Musk's view, Tesla's mission is not just cars, and it should not be evaluated simply by the eyes of car companies. In September last year, Musk said: "Almost all of Tesla's long-term value will come from AI and robots, including cars and humanoid robots." ”
For BYD to sell more than Tesla, a German engineer and electric car enthusiast Alex Avoigt believes that BYD sells low-cost BEVs in China, but not in Europe and North America, and is unlikely to sell them at the same price, so Tesla is more likely to sell more BEVs in North America and Europe, especially after the delivery of the $25,000 model.
In addition, he said that Tesla has the ability to activate FSD on every car delivered overnight and has huge margin leverage that no other automaker can match – so Tesla will lead the way in terms of margins and profits as the most profitable company.
According to the data, BYD's exports in 2023 will exceed 240,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 334%. BYD's new energy footprint has covered more than 70 countries and regions on six continents and more than 400 cities.
However, the prices of BYD's vehicles sold overseas are much higher than those in the Chinese market. For example, the BYD Dolphin sells for 35,990 euros in Germany, 33,990 euros in France, and 35,490 euros in Italy. The seal is sold at 47,578 euros in Germany and 46,990 euros in France, while the two cars are sold at a maximum price of about 140,000 and 90,000 yuan respectively in China.