Tesla Sales in EU Outpaced by China's BYD for Second Straight Month
Tesla sales in the European Union continued to fall in August while sales of Chinese electrical vehicle rival BYD surged ahead for the second month in a row, new data released Thursday showed.New registrations of Tesla vehicles fell to 8,220 last month in the EU, compared with from 12,966 a year earlier, as BYD saw August registrations increase to 9,130 units, up from 3,030 a year ago, according to data released by the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association, or ACEA.BYD beat Tesla's numbers in the EU in July for the first time.