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The future of Tesla is in China

I can feel the anger now.

No, it's laughter at the perpetual excuses! :enjoy:

When is America going to allow us to sell BYDs?

LOL! We have been waiting patiently since 2008.
2008 Detroit Autoshow. BYD is both a company of jokers and chokers. Check out the BS the CEO is saying.

We are now at 15 years of waiting for BYD to sell cars in the US. Oh apparently they are still in "breaking into overseas market" mode. :rolleyes1:
 
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No, it's laughter at the perpetual excuses! :enjoy:



LOL! We have been waiting since 2008.
BYD is both a company of jokers and chokers

Biden wanted to use national security again. Don't you know that? China can steal your data. Lolol

When China finally supplies the secret to general Tso's chicken

It's ketchup mate.
 
LOL! We have been waiting patiently since 2008.
You always live in 2008, even Musk admitted he was wrong about BYD, but not you of course.


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You always live in 2008, even Musk admitted he was wrong about BYD, but not you of course.


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LOL! You just said BYD is still in "just breaking into overseas market".

Elon Musk predicted in November 2011 (before any Tesla Model S/X/Y/3 was ever built or sold as all he had was Roadsters) that he doesn't see BYD as a competitor in the World market and that BYD needs to first concentrate on doing well in the Chinese market..or they are going to die. Big words from somebody with almost no production at all.

It is now 12 years later and BYD still doesn't have much world marketshare. Tesla is known the world over. Elon Musk will get the entry in the history books as the one that kickstarted the world into switching to EVs...not BYD.

Remember Tesla hadn't even manufactured any cars other than the Roadster when he said that...and right now his Model Y is doing extremely well in China and BYD has yet to sell any cars in the US even after years and years of promises. :enjoy:
 
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LOL! You just said BYD is still in "just breaking into overseas market".

Elon Musk predicted in November 2011 (before any Tesla Model S/X/Y/3 was ever sold) that he doesn't see BYD as a competitor in the World market and that BYD needs to first concentrate on doing well in the Chinese market..or they are going to die.

It is now 12 years later and BYD still doesn't have much world marketshare. Tesla is known the world over.

Remember Tesla hadn't even manufactured its Model 3/Y yet when he said that...and right now his Model Y is doing extremely well in China. :enjoy:
But BYD now is the best selling EVs in the world, and even Musk admitted he was wrong,

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But BYD now is the best selling EVs in the world, and even Musk admitted he was wrong,

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He didn't say he was wrong. He just said their cars are competitive in China now...which is exactly what he warned them they should concentrate on back in 2011.

In terms of being a competitor in the world market...they certainly have spent years trying. Maybe they will finally succeed.
 
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He didn't say he was wrong. He just said their cars are competitive in China now...which is exactly what he warned them they should concentrate on back in 2011.
He was making fun of BYD some years ago like what you are doing now, but at least he admitted he was wrong.


China’s BYD dominates global EV market in 2022

Tesla and SAIC-GM Wuling follow ; Global EV market reached 11 mn units last year

ByBizz Buzz|29 May 2023 2:18 AM IST

New Delhi: The global electric vehicle (EV) market reached 11 million units last year with a penetration rate of 14 per cent, as more countries double down on electrification, connection, autonomous driving and sharing in the automobile industry. The top three players worldwide - China's BYD, Tesla and SAIC-GM Wuling - occupied 36.11 per cent of the market in 2022, according to the IDC. Driven by improved supply, high oil prices, government subsidies and price-guaranteed promotions by car companies, China's EV market reached almost 7 million units, with a penetration rate of 31.3 per cent.


Elon Musk Once Laughed At Tesla Competitor BYD — Now, Praises 'Their Cars'​

by Navdeep Yadav, Benzinga Staff Writer

May 27, 2023 4:22 AM

Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk, who once laughed at Warren Buffettbacked Chinese EV-maker BYD Company has now hailed its cars.

What Happened: Musk, on Friday, took to Twitter to respond to an old clip posted by Tesla Owners Silicon Valley Club, where the billionaire is seen laughing as the journalist asked him about BYD trying to compete with Tesla.

In the clip, after a brief laugh, Musk replied, "Have you seen their cars?" and started laughing again. He further responded with a "No" when the journalist asked if he doesn't see them as a competitor "at all."

However, Musk's opinion has drastically changed now.

"That was many years ago. Their cars are highly competitive these days," the billionaire wrote in his reply to the tweet.
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Why It Matters: Musk's Tesla has faced rising pressure from growing competitors in the EV market, including BYD, in recent years. The recent sales figures showed staggering growth in EV sales, officially making the Chinese EV giant, BYD, the world's second-biggest electric car manufacturer that is rapidly catching up with Tesla.

Meanwhile, earlier this week, Ford Motor Co CEO Jim Farley, responding to a question on whether catching up with Tesla involves Ford growing returns from its EV business or Tesla facing margin pressure, said, "Both are going to happen."

 
He was making fun of BYD some years ago like what you are doing now, but at least he admitted he was wrong.


China’s BYD dominates global EV market in 2022

Tesla and SAIC-GM Wuling follow ; Global EV market reached 11 mn units last year

ByBizz Buzz|29 May 2023 2:18 AM IST

New Delhi: The global electric vehicle (EV) market reached 11 million units last year with a penetration rate of 14 per cent, as more countries double down on electrification, connection, autonomous driving and sharing in the automobile industry. The top three players worldwide - China's BYD, Tesla and SAIC-GM Wuling - occupied 36.11 per cent of the market in 2022, according to the IDC. Driven by improved supply, high oil prices, government subsidies and price-guaranteed promotions by car companies, China's EV market reached almost 7 million units, with a penetration rate of 31.3 per cent.


Elon Musk Once Laughed At Tesla Competitor BYD — Now, Praises 'Their Cars'​

by Navdeep Yadav, Benzinga Staff Writer

May 27, 2023 4:22 AM

Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk, who once laughed at Warren Buffettbacked Chinese EV-maker BYD Company has now hailed its cars.

What Happened: Musk, on Friday, took to Twitter to respond to an old clip posted by Tesla Owners Silicon Valley Club, where the billionaire is seen laughing as the journalist asked him about BYD trying to compete with Tesla.

In the clip, after a brief laugh, Musk replied, "Have you seen their cars?" and started laughing again. He further responded with a "No" when the journalist asked if he doesn't see them as a competitor "at all."

However, Musk's opinion has drastically changed now.

"That was many years ago. Their cars are highly competitive these days," the billionaire wrote in his reply to the tweet.
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Why It Matters: Musk's Tesla has faced rising pressure from growing competitors in the EV market, including BYD, in recent years. The recent sales figures showed staggering growth in EV sales, officially making the Chinese EV giant, BYD, the world's second-biggest electric car manufacturer that is rapidly catching up with Tesla.

Meanwhile, earlier this week, Ford Motor Co CEO Jim Farley, responding to a question on whether catching up with Tesla involves Ford growing returns from its EV business or Tesla facing margin pressure, said, "Both are going to happen."

To be honest, BYD is Tesla's closest compétition indeed and they are doing very well in China mostly and Thailand to à lesser extent..However, they need to expand their market and brand globally relying on China only like most Chinese car companies wouldnt make them à real competitor/threat to Tesla ever.
Tesla is indeed a formidable company. People have been writtinf them off for almost à decade now predictibg their demise and how other companies(BYD included) are going to décimate them, and yet Tesla has only grown stronger and more dominant globally. In almost every major country they are at the top or among the top car seller. In fact the EV industry flobally is defined by Tesla . They are the face of EV globally. China and BYD have a Longgggh way to go to pose a real threat to them outside China. Even in China Tesla is still among the top EV seller despite being more expensive on average than Chinese EV brands. This shows their strength. BYD should first completely dominate Tesla (who impressively makes just BEVs not hybrids) in BEVs sales in China before dreaming of dling so overseas. Tesla is still the undisputed King globally to be honest..
 
To be honest, BYD is Tesla's closest compétition indeed and they are doing very well in China mostly and Thailand to à lesser extent..However, they need to expand their market and brand globally relying on China only like most Chinese car companies wouldnt make them à real competitor/threat to Tesla ever.
Tesla is indeed a formidable company. People have been writtinf them off for almost à decade now predictibg their demise and how other companies(BYD included) are going to décimate them, and yet Tesla has only grown stronger and more dominant globally. In almost every major country they are at the top or among the top car seller. In fact the EV industry flobally is defined by Tesla . They are the face of EV globally. China and BYD have a Longgggh way to go to pose a real threat to them outside China. Even in China Tesla is still among the top EV seller despite being more expensive on average than Chinese EV brands. This shows their strength. BYD should first completely dominate Tesla (who impressively makes just BEVs not hybrids) in BEVs sales in China before dreaming of dling so overseas. Tesla is still the undisputed King globally to be honest..

Chinese market is really competitive and if you can survive it, you can practically sell anywhere. The biggest problem with these top Chinese companies is branding and marketing, for God's sak3, BYD made a superb affordable car and named it DOLPHIN. MOTHERFCKER. GEELY used another approach, buy an ailing European brand, make the car in China and then stick that brand on it. MG too. Nobody in the West is gonna buy something named Geely, god damn it! Huawei is an anamoly because they really dominated their market and had quality and recognition for 2 decades before mass consumer brand recognition came in.
 
The fact that China selling tesla itself is a loss
 
In almost every major country they are at the top or among the top car seller.

Tesla Model 3 the Top-Selling EV In China with 137,000 for 2020​


Top 20 Plugin Vehicles in China for 2021 [Wuling Mini #1, Tesla Model Y #2, Tesla Model 3 #3]​


Then the biggie..Tesla Model Y #4 selling car in China in 2022 (including gasoline cars)

China 2022. Best Selling Cars Ranking: BYD SONG Becomes The New Leader; [Tesla Model Y soars to #4 Wow!!!]​

 

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