BYD sales soar as Tesla continues to struggle in Europe

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Vehicle sales at China’s BYD soared 58 per cent in the first three months of the year in a stark contrast to continuing declining demand for Tesla’s electric vehicles across Europe.

The Shenzhen-based group said on Tuesday that it delivered 986,098 passenger vehicles in the first quarter, of which 416,388 were pure EVs, up 39 per cent. The strong start to the year…