Tesla deliveries down 13 per cent in first months of 2025 as BYD takes charge

The best-selling electric-car brand 12 months ago has seen sales slide around the world – allowing BYD to pull ahead – but there’s more than one reason for the decline.Global deliveries of Tesla electric vehicles fell 12.9 per cent in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year, with 50,129 fewer customer hand-overs – the brand’s worst result in three years.But there is help on the way, as production of the updated Model Y ramps up – the sw